Increase in Poisoning Deaths Caused by Non-Illicit Drugs—Utah, 1991-2003

Increase in Poisoning Deaths Caused by Non-Illicit Drugs—Utah, 1991-2003

To characterize the trend in drug-positioning deaths in Utah, Centers for Disease Control and the Utah Department of Health analyzed medical examiner data for 1991-1998 and 1999-2003. Here, Caravati et al summarize the results of that analysis, which determined that, during 1991-2003, the number of...

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2005-03, Vol.293 (10), p.1182-1183
Hauptverfasser: Caravati, E M, Grey, T, Nangle, B, Rolfs, R T, Peterson-Porucznik, C A
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Drug use
Mortality
Poisoning
Social conditions & trends
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Zusammenfassung:To characterize the trend in drug-positioning deaths in Utah, Centers for Disease Control and the Utah Department of Health analyzed medical examiner data for 1991-1998 and 1999-2003. Here, Caravati et al summarize the results of that analysis, which determined that, during 1991-2003, the number of Utah residents dying from all drug poisoning increased nearly five-fold, from 79 deaths in 1991 to 391 deaths in 2003. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.293.10.1182