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. 2020 Jan:(356):1-8.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2018

Holly Hedegaard, Arialdi M Miniño, Margaret Warner
  • PMID: 32487285
Free article

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2018

Holly Hedegaard et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Jan.
Free article

Abstract

Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to mortality in the United States (1-5). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths for all drugs and for specific drugs and drug types, and to identify changes in rates by state from 2017 to 2018.

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