Rose A. Rudd, MSPH; Noah Aleshire, JD; Jon E. Zibbell, PhD; et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64(Early Release):1-5
Since 2000, the rate of deaths from drug overdoses has increased 137%, including a 200% increase in the rate of overdose deaths involving opioids (opioid pain relievers and heroin). CDC analyzed recent multiple cause-of-death mortality data to examine current trends and characteristics of drug-overdose deaths, including types of opioids associated with drug-overdose deaths. This report summarizes that analysis.
Increases in Drug and Opioid Overdose Deaths — United States, 2000–2014
