Methadone is responsible for over half of accidental drug poisoning deaths in toddlers

BMJ ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. i2802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Torjesen
Keyword(s):  
Drug Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning Deaths ◽  
Accidental Drug Poisoning

scholarly journals Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 361 (6408) ◽  
pp. eaau1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hawre Jalal ◽  
Jeanine M. Buchanich ◽  
Mark S. Roberts ◽  
Lauren C. Balmert ◽  
Kun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Accidental Poisoning ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Prescription Opioids ◽  
Drug Poisoning ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Poisoning Deaths ◽  
Accidental Drug Poisoning

Better understanding of the dynamics of the current U.S. overdose epidemic may aid in the development of more effective prevention and control strategies. We analyzed records of 599,255 deaths from 1979 through 2016 from the National Vital Statistics System in which accidental drug poisoning was identified as the main cause of death. By examining all available data on accidental poisoning deaths back to 1979 and showing that the overall 38-year curve is exponential, we provide evidence that the current wave of opioid overdose deaths (due to prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) may just be the latest manifestation of a more fundamental longer-term process. The 38+ year smooth exponential curve of total U.S. annual accidental drug poisoning deaths is a composite of multiple distinctive subepidemics of different drugs (primarily prescription opioids, heroin, methadone, synthetic opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine), each with its own specific demographic and geographic characteristics.

scholarly journals Spatial analysis of drug poisoning deaths in the American West, particularly Utah

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 44-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Kerry ◽  
Pierre Goovaerts ◽  
Maureen Vowles ◽  
Ben Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
American West ◽  
Drug Poisoning ◽  
Poisoning Deaths

scholarly journals Geospatial Analysis of Drug Poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin in the USA, 2000–2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 572-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Stewart ◽  
Yanjia Cao ◽  
Margaret H. Hsu ◽  
Eleanor Artigiani ◽  
Eric Wish
Keyword(s):  
Geospatial Analysis ◽  
Drug Poisoning ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Poisoning Deaths
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