The opioid epidemic: state trends in opioid-related overdose deaths from 2000 to 2016

The opioid epidemic: state trends in opioid-related overdose deaths from 2000 to 2016

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Planalp, Colin, author
Lahr, Megan, author
Contributor(s):
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body.
State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, issuing body.
Publication:
[Minneapolis, Minnesota] : State Health Access Data Assistance Center, University of Minnesota, June 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Drug Overdose -- mortality
Mortality -- trends
Opioid-Related Disorders -- epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders -- mortality
State Government
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
This brief examines the United States opioid epidemic at the state-level, analyzing trends in overdose deaths from heroin and other opioids, such as prescription painkillers. Using vital statistics data, it looks at which states have the highest rates of opioid-related deaths and which have experienced the largest increases in death rates.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101738661 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101738661