Emergency Department Visits Involving Opioid Overdoses, U.S., 2010–2014
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Vital Signs: Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Opioid Overdoses — United States, July 2016–September 2017
INTRODUCTION From 2015 to 2016, opioid overdose deaths increased 27.7%, indicating a worsening of the opioid overdose epidemic and highlighting the importance of rapid data collection, analysis, and dissemination. METHODS Emergency department (ED) syndromic and hospital billing data on opioid-involved overdoses during July 2016-September 2017 were examined. Temporal trends in opioid overdoses...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0749-3797
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.09.003