Opportunities to prevent overdose deaths involving prescription and illicit opioids, 11 states, july 2016–june 2017

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 67, Issue 34, 2018, Pages 945-951

  Mattson, Christine L ^a   O’Donnell, Julie ^a   Kariisa, Mbabazi ^a,b   Seth, Puja ^a   Scholl, Lawrence ^a   Gladden, R Matthew ^a  

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

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; STREET DRUGS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85052599336     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6734a2     Document Type: Article

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