Corrected US opioid-involved drug poisoning deaths and mortality rates, 1999–2015

Addiction

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 1339-1344

  Ruhm, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug deaths; fatal overdoses; heroin; mortality rates; opioids; synthetic opioids

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEROIN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SYNTHETIC DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85041865251     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.14144     Document Type: Article

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