Category: deaths in 1999

Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics: United States, 1999–2011

Poisoning is the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Drugs—both illicit and pharmaceutical—are the major cause of poisoning deaths, accounting for 90% of poisoning deaths in 2011.  Misuse or abuse of prescription drugs, including opioid-analgesic pain relievers, is responsible for much of the recent increase in drug-poisoning deaths. A new report highlights trends Read More >