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Early Release
Volume 62, Early Release
July 2, 2013 |
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Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women —
United States, 1999–2010 |
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Overdose deaths have increased steadily over the past decade. In 2010, a total of 15,323 deaths among women were attributed to drug overdose, a rate of 9.8 per 100,000 population. CDC analyzed rates of fatal drug overdoses and drug misuse- or abuse-related emergency department visits among women using data from the National Vital Statistics System (1999–2010) and the Drug Abuse Warning Network (2004–2010). This report describes the results
of that analysis. |
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