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. 2021 Jul 1;4(7):e2116391.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.16391.

Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 2019-2020

Svetla Slavova  1   2 , Dana Quesinberry  1   3 , Sarah Hargrove  1 , Peter Rock  4 , Candace Brancato  2 , Patricia R Freeman  5 , Sharon L Walsh  6   7
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Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 2019-2020

Svetla Slavova et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the changes in drug overdose mortality rates for Kentucky residents between 2019 and 2020.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Kentucky Resident Drug Overdose Deaths, by Month, 2011-2020
Counts for year 2020 are provisional, likely incomplete, and subject to change.
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