Development of Syndrome Definitions for Acute Unintentional Drug and Heroin Overdose
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Introduction Nationally, deaths due to opioid overdose have continually increased for the past 15 years1. Deaths specifically related to heroin increased more than four-fold between 2002 and 20142. Hospital inpatient discharge data provide information on non-fatal overdoses, but include a significant lag in reporting time3. Syndromic ED visit data provide near real-time identification of public health issues and can be leveraged to inform public health actions on the emerging threat of drug overdose.
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