Category: Drug use (illegal)
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018
Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023—a decrease of 3% from the 111,029 deaths estimated in 2022. This is the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018. The data are featured in an interactive web data visualization. Read More >
Posted on bySecond Round of Health Data Released by NCHS Rapid Surveys System
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has released the second round of survey data from the Rapid Surveys System. This survey includes topics such as: ADHD Chronic Pain Contraception Use Fit Testing of Hearing Protection Devices Illegal Drugs and Naloxone (Narcan) Awareness Online Connectedness Swimming Technology-facilitated Sexual Violence Topics included in Rapid Surveys will vary Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: NHANES Updates, Drug Overdose Deaths, and ER Visits From Motor Vehicle Crashes
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210618/20210618.htm HOST: In March of 2020, field operations for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey – or NHANES – were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Field operations are scheduled to restart later this summer. But the halt in operations presented a problem, since NHANES data traditionally is released in two-year cycles in order Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Provisional Drug Overdose Data
NCHS released the latest monthly preliminary counts of drug overdose deaths in the United States, covering the one-year period ending in November of 2020. The data is now available in a web-based interactive dashboard at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 28.9% Read More >
Posted on byFact or Fiction: Are there more deaths from cocaine overdoses in the U.S. than from heroin overdoses?
Source: National Vital Statistics System https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db384.htm Read More >
Posted on byUnintentional Injury Death Rates in Rural and Urban Areas: United States, 1999–2017
Questions for Lead Author Henry Olaisen, EIS Fellow, of “Unintentional Injury Death Rates in Rural and Urban Areas: United States, 1999–2017.” Q: Can you define what an unintentional injury death is? Is there a difference in the term accidental death? HO: Unintentional injury deaths consist of those deaths involving injuries for which there are no Read More >
Posted on by2017 Final Deaths, Leading Causes of Death and Life Tables Reports Released
NCHS released a report that presents the final 2017 data on U.S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant mortality, and trends, by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin and race, state of residence, and cause of death. Key Findings: In 2017, a total of 2,813,503 deaths were reported in the United States. The Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from November 2017- November 2018
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from October 2017- October 2018
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byDrug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, 2011–2016
Questions for Lead Author Merianne Spencer, M.P.H., Health Statistician, of “Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Fentanyl, 2011-2016.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report specifically on drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl? MS: Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is of interest to public health officials because of its increased involvement in drug overdose deaths and contributing Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from August 2017-August 2018
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from July 2017-July 2018
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byDrugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016
Questions for Lead Author Holly Hedegaard, M.D., M.S.P.H., Health Statistician, and author of “Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2011–2016.” Q: Is there a specific finding in this report that surprised you? HH: During the six years of the study, the relative ranking of the drugs most frequently involved in drug Read More >
Posted on byMortality in the United States, 2017
Questions and Answers from the authors of the recently released 2017 mortality data. The data can be found in the following reports, “Mortality in the United States, 2017, ” “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999–2017, ” and “Suicide Mortality in the United States, 1999–2017.” Q: Why did life expectancy decline in 2017? A: Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Drug Overdose by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2015–2016
During 2015–2016, the age-adjusted death rates from drug overdose for the total population increased from 16.3 per 100,000 standard population to 19.8 (21.5%). The rate increased from 21.1 to 25.3 (19.9%) for non-Hispanic whites, from 12.2 to 17.1 (40.2%) for non-Hispanic blacks, and from 7.7 to 9.5 (23.4%) for Hispanics. Source: National Vital Statistics System, Underlying Read More >
Posted on byQ and As on “Mortality in the United States, 2016” and “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016”
Questions for Bob Anderson, Chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch, on the following reports, “Mortality in the United States, 2016” and “Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2016.” Q: How significant is it that life expectancy¹ in the U.S. has declined two years in a row? A: This is the first time life expectancy Read More >
Posted on byDrug Overdose Deaths Among Adolescents Aged 15-19 in the United States: 1999-2015
Questions for Sally Curtin, Statistician and author of “Drug Overdose Deaths Among Adolescents Aged 15-19 in the United States: 1999-2015” Q: Do trends in overdose deaths among teens reflect the trends of older adults in the U.S.? SC: There are some similarities, but also differences. Both teens and older adults experienced the sharp increases from Read More >
Posted on byStat of the Day – May 17, 2017
#STATOFTHEDAY #DrugOverdose #Mortality in US up 13% from 15.5/100,000 in Q2 2015 to 17.5 in Q2 2016 https://t.co/LuvAdJKNpT — NCHS (@NCHStats) May 17, 2017 Read More >
Posted on byDrug Poisoning Mortality: United States, 1999-2015
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released a new data visualization storyboard that presents drug poisoning deaths from 1999 to 2015 at the national, state, and county levels. The first two dashboards depict U.S. and state trends in age-adjusted death rates for drug poisoning from 1999 to 2015 by selected demographic characteristics, and Read More >
Posted on byHas the death rate from drug overdoses in the U.S. increased most rapidly among young people over the last decade and a half?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBrKg0CxRC8 Source: National Vital Statistics System https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db273.pdf Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin by Selected Age Groups — United States, 2006–2015
The rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin increased slightly during 2006–2010 but more than tripled during 2010–2015 for all age groups shown. During 2010–2015, the rates increased from 1.2 to 3.8 per 100,000 for persons aged 15–24 years, from 2.2 to 9.7 for persons aged 25–34 years, from 1.6 to 7.4 for persons aged Read More >
Posted on byDrugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010–2014
Questions for Margaret Warner, Senior Epidemiologist and Lead Author on “Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2010–2014.” Q: Why did you decide to do a report on drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths? MW: From our routine mortality statistics, we know that drug overdose death rates are increasing, and Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Data on Drug Poisoning Deaths
Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Drugs—both pharmaceutical and illicit—cause the vast majority of poisoning deaths. NCHS uses the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to monitor deaths due to drug poisoning. NVSS collects and compiles mortality information from death certificates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. NCHS Read More >
Posted on byDrug-poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin: United States, 2000–2013
Drug poisoning (overdose) is the number one cause of injury-related death in the United States, with 43,982 deaths occurring in 2013. While much attention has been given to deaths involving opioid analgesics, in recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin. A recent study using data from Read More >
Posted on byIncrease in poisonings from opioid painkillers
NCHS recently released the report titled “Increase in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States, 1999-2006.” This report shows the explosion of fatal poisonings from opioid painkillers over the past 7 years. For example, from 1999 through 2006, the number of fatal poisonings involving opioid analgesics more than tripled from 4,000 to 13,800 Read More >
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