Drug Overdose Deaths Among Adolescents Aged 15-19 in the United States: 1999-2015.
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Drug overdose deaths in the United States are a pressing public health challenge (1–3). In particular, drug overdoses involving opioids have increased since 1999 (1). This report focuses specifically on drug overdose deaths for older adolescents aged 15–19. In 2015, 772 drug overdose deaths occurred in this age group. Rates for 1999–2015 are presented and trends compared for both females and males. Percent distributions of drug overdose deaths for 2015 by intent (e.g., unintentional, suicide, homicide) are presented. Trends in drug overdose death rates by type of drug involved are also presented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- NCHS data brief
دوره 282 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017