Overdose deaths involving opioids, Cocaine, and Psychostimulants — United States, 2015-2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 349-358

  Seth, Puja ^a   Scholl, Lawrence ^a,b   Rudd, Rose A ^a   Bacon, Sarah ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCAINE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85044694934     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6712a1     Document Type: Note

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