Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine: United States, 2009-2018.
Holly Hedegaard, Merianne Spencer, Matthew Garnett
Abstract
Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to mortality in the United States. The rate of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine has increased in recent years (1-3). This Data Brief provides additional information on drug overdose deaths involving cocaine by examining trends in rates by sex, age group, race and Hispanic origin, and by concurrent involvement of opioids from 2009 through 2018. Rates by urbanicity and census region in 2018 are also examined.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDrug overdoseDrugRace (biology)Poison controlMortality rateDemographyPolysubstance dependenceEmergency medicineOpioid overdoseInjury preventionMedical emergencySubstance abusePsychiatryOpioid(+)-NaloxoneInternal medicineBiologyReceptorBotanySociologyOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentPoisoning and overdose treatmentsCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation