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. 2020 Dec:(394):1-8.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2019

Holly Hedegaard, Arialdi M Miniño, Margaret Warner
  • PMID: 33395384

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2019

Holly Hedegaard et al. NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Deaths from drug overdose continue to be a public health burden in the United States (1-5). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States, including information on trends from 1999 through 2019 by sex and age group, and by specific types of drugs involved (i.e., opioids and stimulants).

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