sábado, 19 de diciembre de 2015

MMWR Vol. 64 / Early Release: Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths — United States, 2000–2014

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MMWR Early Release
Vol. 64, Early Release
December 18, 2015
 
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Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths — United States, 20002014
Rose A. Rudd, MSPH; Noah Aleshire, JD; Jon E. Zibbell, PhD; et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64(Early Release):1-5


Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%,
including a 200% increase in the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids
(opioid pain relievers and heroin). CDC analyzed recent multiple cause-of-death
mortality data to examine current trends and characteristics of drug-overdose
deaths, including types of opioids associated with drug-overdose deaths.
This report summarizes that analysis.

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