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Hedegaard, Holly and Miniño, Arialdi M and Spencer, Merianne Rose and Warner, Margaret (2021) Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 1999–2020. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. Data brief, no 428.

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Key findings:

  • In 2020, the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States was 31% higher than the rate in 2019.
  • Drug overdose death rates were higher in 2020 than in 2019 for all groups aged 15 and over.
  • Drug overdose death rates were higher in 2020 than in 2019 for all race and Hispanic-origin groups.
  • Since 2016, rates of drug overdose deaths involving opioids have been highest for deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone.
  • The rise in the age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants with abuse potential that began in 2012 continued through 2020.
Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Substances (not alcohol/tobacco)
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
22 December 2021
Identification #
Data brief, no 428
Pages
8 p.
Publisher
National Center for Health Statistics
Place of Publication
Hyattsville, MD
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