Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Adolescents, January 2010 to June 2021

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Authors

Joseph Friedman · University of California, Los Angeles

Morgan Godvin · City of Portland

Chelsea L. Shover · University of California, Los Angeles

Joseph P. Gone · Harvard Global Health Institute

Helena Hansen · University of California, Los Angeles

David L. Schriger · University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract

This study assesses trends in drug overdose deaths among US adolescents aged 14 to 18 years from January 2010 to June 2021, by substance type and race and ethnicity, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database.

Topics & Keywords

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Poisoning and overdose treatments Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 327, Issue 14, pp. 1398-1398

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.2847

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