Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017

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Lawrence Scholl · National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Puja Seth · National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Mbabazi Kariisa · National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Nana O. Wilson · National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Grant Baldwin · National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

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In 2017, among 70,237 drug overdose deaths, 47,600 (67.8%) involved opioids, with increases across age groups, racial/ethnic groups, county urbanization levels, and in multiple states. From 2013 to 2017, synthetic opioids contributed to increases in drug overdose death rates in several states. From 2016 to 2017, synthetic opioid-involved overdose death rates increased 45.2%.

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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Poisoning and overdose treatments Pain Management and Opioid Use

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Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017

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