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. 2019 Dec 17;322(23):2340-2342.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.16566.

Trends in Intentional and Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2000-2017

Mark Olfson  1 , Lauren M Rossen  2 , Melanie M Wall  1 , Debra Houry  3 , Carlos Blanco  4
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Trends in Intentional and Unintentional Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2000-2017

Mark Olfson et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study used data from the National Vital Statistics System Mortality to evaluate trends in US drug overdose deaths involving opioids certified as unintentional, suicide, or undetermined intent.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids in the United States per 100 000 Persons by Intent, 2000-2017
Data are from the National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System and exclude assaultive overdose deaths. The linear trend is 9.19 for unintentional deaths (P < .001), 0.30 for suicide (P < .001), and 0.02 for undetermined intent deaths (P = .64).
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