Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2023–2024

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• Personal Author:
  Garnett, Matthew F. ; Miniño, Arialdi M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Drug overdoses are one of the leading causes of injury death in adults. Drug overdose death rates, including those involving synthetic opioids (such as fentanyl) and stimulants (such as cocaine and methamphetamine) rose over the past several decades in the United States,becoming a topic of national importance. In recent years, rates have leveled off and then declined from 2022 to 202. This report presents rates of drug overdose deaths from the National Vital Statistics System by demographic group and by the type of drugs involved, specifically opioids and stimulants, with a focus on changes from 2023 to 2024.
• Subjects:
  Drug Overdose Mortality Substance-Related Disorders
• Keywords:
  Cocaine Heroin Methamphetamine National Vital Statistics System Mortality Opioids
• Source:
  National Vital Statistics System
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• DOI:
  https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174639
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Statistics ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 Pages
• Issue:
  549
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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