Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017

Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M.; Hoots, Brooke E.; Scholl, Lawrence; Pickens, Cassandra; Roehler, Douglas R.; Board, Amy; Mustaquim, Desiree; Smith, Herschel; Snodgrass, Stephanie; Liu, Stephen

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Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017

April 03 2020
By Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M. ; Hoots, Brooke E. ; Scholl, Lawrence ; ...
Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(13):371-376
Series: Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Vivolo-Kantor, Alana M. ; Hoots, Brooke E. ; Scholl, Lawrence ; Pickens, Cassandra ; Roehler, Douglas R. ; Board, Amy ; Mustaquim, Desiree ; Smith, Herschel ; Snodgrass, Stephanie ; Liu, Stephen Less -
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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.)Division of Overdose Prevention.
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In 2017, drug overdoses caused 70,237 deaths in the United States, a 9.6% rate increase from 2016 (1). Monitoring nonfatal drug overdoses treated in emergency departments (EDs) is also important to inform community Prevention and response activities. Analysis of discharge data provides insights into the prevalence and Trends of nonfatal drug overdoses, highlighting opportunities for public health action to prevent overdoses. Using discharge data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's (HCUP) Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), CDC identified nonfatal overdoses for all drugs, all opioids, nonheroin opioids, heroin, benzodiazepines, and cocaine and examined changes from 2016 to 2017, stratified by drug type and by patient, facility, and visit characteristics. In 2017, the most recent year for which population-level estimates of nonfatal overdoses can be generated, a total of 967,615 nonfatal drug overdoses were treated in EDs, an increase of 4.3% from 2016, which included 305,623 opioid-involved overdoses, a 3.1% increase from 2016. From 2016 to 2017, the nonfatal overdose rates for all drug types increased significantly except for those involving benzodiazepines. These findings highlight the importance of continued Surveillance of nonfatal drug overdoses treated in EDs to inform public health actions and, working collaboratively with clinical and public safety partners, to link patients to needed recovery and treatment resources (e.g., medication-assisted treatment).
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Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Drug Overdose Emergency Service, Hospital Female Full Report Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Young Adult
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MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(13):371-376
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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32240125
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PMC7119520
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Journal Article
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United States
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6 pdf pages
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69
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13
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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