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National trends in pharmaceutical opioid related overdose deaths compared to other substance related overdose deaths: 1999-2009.
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Background Pharmaceutical opioid related deaths have increased. This study aimed to place pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths within the context of heroin, cocaine, psychostimulants, and pharmaceutical sedative hypnotics examine demographic trends, and describe common combinations of substances involved in opioid related deaths.Methods We reviewed deaths among 15-64 year olds in the US from 1999-2009 using death certificate data available through the CDC Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) Database. We identified International Classification of Disease-10 codes describing accidental overdose deaths, including poisonings related to stimulants, pharmaceutical drugs, and heroin. We used crude and age adjusted death rates (deaths/100,000 person years [p-y] and 95% confidence interval [CI] and multivariable Poisson regression models, yielding incident rate ratios; IRRs), for analysis.Results The age adjusted death rate related to pharmaceutical opioids increased almost 4-fold from 1999 to 2009 (1.54/100,000 p-y [95% CI 1.49-1.60] to 6.05/100,000 p-y [95% CI 5.95-6.16; p<0.001). From 1999 to 2009, pharmaceutical opioids were responsible for the highest relative increase in overdose death rates (IRR 4.22, 95% CI 3.03-5.87) followed by sedative hypnotics (IRR 3.53, 95% CI 2.11-5.90). Heroin related overdose death rates increased from 2007 to 2009 (1.05/100,000 persons [95% CI 1.00-1.09] to 1.43/100,000 persons [95% CI 1.38-1.48; p<0.001). From 2005-2009 the combination of pharmaceutical opioids and benzodiazepines was the most common cause of polysubstance overdose deaths (1.27/100,000 p-y (95% CI 1.25-1.30).Conclusion Strategies, such as wider implementation of naloxone, expanded access to treatment, and development of new interventions are needed to curb the pharmaceutical opioid overdose epidemic.
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“When compared to females, males were almost 4 times more likely to die a heroin related death (IRR 3.92, 95% CI 2.96-5.20).”
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“NHWs (IRR 12.20, 95% CI 8.68-17.15) and AI/ANs (IRR 13.06, 95% CI 9.30-18.34) had the highest rates of pharmaceutical opioid related deaths.”
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“cocaine and psychostimulant related deaths were 2 to 4 times more likely among males (Table 1).”
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“Heroin related overdose death rates increased from 2007 to 2009 (1.05/100,000 persons [95% CI 1.00-1.09] to 1.43/100,000 persons [95% CI 1.38-1.48; p<0.001).”
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“Males aged 15-24 years old were 3.6 times more likely to die from a pharmaceutical opioid related death than similarly aged females. The death rate ratio decreased with each advancing age group. Males aged 55-64 were only 1.3 times more likely to die from a pharmaceutical opioid related death than females of the same age group.”
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“The increase in heroin related deaths from 2007 to 2009 did not remain significant after adjustment for age, gender, and race.”
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“When compared to females, heroin related deaths were 4 to 6 times more likely among males”
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“By 2006, pharmaceutical opioid related deaths were more common than cocaine, heroin, and psychostimulant related deaths combined (Figure 1).”
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“Non Hispanic Whites (NHW) and AI/ANs had the highest death rates related to pharmaceutical opioids and antidepressants (NHW: 0.80/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 0.78-0.82; AI/AN: 0.93/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 0.73-1.16)”
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“By 2009, deaths related to sedative hypnotics exceeded cocaine related deaths.”
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“Among pharmaceutical opioid related deaths, morphine and its derivatives accounted for the highest number of deaths across all years (Figure 1).”
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“Psychostimulant related deaths peaked in 2005 (IRR 2.59, 95% CI 1.14-5.85), declined during 2006 and 2007, but were elevated again in 2009 (IRR 2.52, 95% CI 1.11-5.71).”
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“The death rate for those aged 45-55 years was highest for cocaine (IRR 6.41, 95% CI 4.79-8.58), followed by heroin (IRR 3.56, 95% CI 2.35-5.40), and pharmaceutical opioids IRR 3.15, 95% CI 2.54-3.89).”
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“The crude death rate related to pharmaceutical opioids among 15-24 year olds was 0.51/100,000 persons, 95% CI 0.44-0.58 in 1999 and peaked to 3.38/100,000 persons, 95% CI 3.21-3.56 in 2009, a 6-fold increase.”
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“Heroin related deaths were elevated among NHWs (IRR 7.27, 95% CI 3.77-14.02), African Americans (IRR 7.65, 95% CI 3.97-14.75), and AI/ANs (IRR 7.00, 95% CI 3.62-13.56).”
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“From 1999 to 2009, pharmaceutical opioids were responsible for the highest relative increase in overdose death rates (IRR 4.22, 95% CI 3.03-5.87) followed by sedative hypnotics (IRR 3.53, 95% CI 2.11-5.90).”
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“Men were more likely to die from a death related to the combination of pharmaceutical opioids and cocaine (1.08/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 1.05-1.11), alcohol (0.96/100,000 p-y, 95%CI 0.93-0.99), and benzodiazepines (1.63/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 1.60-1.67).”
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“Methadone related deaths rose steadily from 1999 (0.33/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 0.30-0.35) to 2007 (2.34/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 2.27-2.40; p<0.001), but then decreased significantly in 2009 (2.01/100,000 p-y, 95% CI 1.95-2.08; p<0.001).”
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“Death rates varied by gender for all substances during 2005 to 2009. Males had higher death rates for each substance examined.”
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“From 2005-2009 the combination of pharmaceutical opioids and benzodiazepines was the most common cause of polysubstance overdose deaths (1.27/100,000 p-y (95% CI 1.25-1.30).”
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“AI/ANs were at high risk of dying from a psychostimulant related or a pharmaceutical opioid related death.”
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“This finding may be related to misclassification of heroin related deaths, as discussed below.”
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“Non medical use of pharmaceutical opioids leading to injection heroin use and concomitant use of heroin and pharmaceuticals opioids have been reported (Siegal et al., 1994; Lankenau et al., 2012; Nielsen et al., 2011; Wilkins et al., 2011).”
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“Successful strategies to reduce opioid overdoses include wider implementation of rescue medications such as naloxone to reverse opioid overdose and enhanced access to drug treatment with medications such as buprenorphine (Albert et al., 2011; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012; Cornish et al., 2010).”
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“Tolerance to pain medications, worsening withdrawal symptoms, and increased availability and affordability of heroin relative to the high street cost of pharmaceutical opioids may push pharmaceutical opioid users to heroin (Inciardi et al., 2009).”
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- Not checked yetcites Inciardi et al., 2009 source
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“The average milligrams of morphine prescribed per patient per year increased more than 600% from 1997 to 2007, which led to an increased availability of pharmaceutical opioids for illicit use (US Department of Justice, 2012).”
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- Not checked yetcites US Department of Justice, 2012
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“This may have led to an overestimation of pharmaceutical opioid related deaths and an underestimation of heroin related deaths, leading to misclassification bias in our study.”
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“Toxicology findings and cause of death determinations may not be consistent between counties or states due to differing medical examiner/coroner policies.”
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“National survey data showed that 75% of pharmaceutical opioid users were using opioids prescribed to someone else (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010).”
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- Not checked yetcites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010
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“This study was not designed to describe additional causes of death related to substance use, such as homicides, motor vehicle crashes, and long-term sequelae of substance use (e.g. congestive heart failure, infectious disease).”
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“Barriers to receiving substance abuse treatment among AI/ANs living in urban areas or on reservations include low insurance coverage, limited access to transportation, and “discomfort” in the Westernized healthcare system (Gone and Trimble, 2012, Katz, 2004; Moulton et al., 2007; Call et al., 2006).”
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“We could not ascertain the indication for pharmaceutical opioid use.”
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“The prevalence of sedative hypnotic use is higher among the elderly, and risk of inappropriate use is more likely (Straand and Rokstad, 1999).”
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- Not checked yetcites Straand and Rokstad, 1999
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“Factors which may lead to increased substance use, such as mental disorders and stress, are more prevalent among AI/ANs as compared to the general population (Grant et al., 2004).”
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- Not checked yetcites Grant et al., 2004 source
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“We could not examine other risk factors for death, such as socioeconomic status or lifetime history of substance abuse.”
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“6-MAM can be tested for in the blood and urine, but the absence of 6-MAM does not have a high predictive value due to its short half life (Verstraete, 2004).”
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It may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Increased access and use of state run prescription drug monitoring programs may allow prescribers to identify patients who have filled multiple prescriptions for pharmaceutical medications and are at increased risk of abuse.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: fails — It may be too vague to check against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: fails — The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may be too vague to check against evidence. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Autopsy information was recorded beginning in 2003 on all overdose deaths and were performed 69-87% of the time.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Over the last decade, the number of methadone prescriptions written for treatment of chronic pain and the overall sales of methadone increased (US Government Accountability Organization, 2009; US Department of Justice, 2011).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites US Government Accountability Organization, 2009
- Not checked yetcites US Department of Justice, 2011
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Culturally targeted substance abuse interventions may impact initiation of substance use and help in the treatment of abuse (Hetch et al., 2003; Unger, 2012).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Certain sub-populations have been found to be at greater risk of inappropriate sedative hypnotic use including those with opioid and/or alcohol abuse/dependence (Wolf et al., 1990; Havens et al., 2012).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Wolf et al., 1990
- Not checked yetcites Havens et al., 2012
plaincorrelational- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Additional factors contributing to methadone related deaths are physician error due to knowledge deficits regarding evidence based guidelines used for pain treatment, unanticipated medical and mental health comorbidites, and insurance payer policies mandating methadone as first line therapy for pain (Scanlon and Chugh, 2004; Webster et al., 2011).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“This study examined trends in accidental overdose deaths using a national dataset of all deaths among 15-64 year olds in the US over an 11 year period.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Confirmation of substances present through toxicology performed during an autopsy may have increased the validity of these results; however, if a person had multiple drugs in their system at death, it may have been difficult for the coroner to determine which substance predominantly contributed to death.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“AI/ANs aged 12 years and older reported the highest rates of substance dependence or abuse among all racial/ethnic groups examined (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004
- Not checked yetcites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Our data source did not permit us to estimate how many individuals used each substance thus we were unable to calculate the death rate among users nor could we determine how common overdose was for appropriately versus inappropriately used pharmaceutical medications.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“The increasing pharmaceutical opioids related death rate may be attributed to an overall increase in the number of people taking pharmaceutical opioids.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: fails — The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“We did not examine intentional overdose deaths, i.e. suicides, or deaths of undetermined intent, because we focused on accidental, and potentially preventable, deaths.”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion > 4.1. Strengths and Limitations
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Risks associated with pharmaceutical opioid related overdose included taking high daily doses of opioids and seeking care from multiple healthcare providers to obtain many prescriptions (Paulozzi et al., 2012; Hall et al., 2008).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
plaincorrelational- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
““Doctor shopping” has also been associated with opioid diversion and illicit use (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010; Rigg et al., 2012).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010
- Not checked yetcites Rigg et al., 2012
plaincorrelational- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“However, rates of methadone used for addiction treatment have remained relatively stable compared to rates of methadone used for chronic pain, which have risen significantly, and mirror the increase in death rates related to methadone overdose (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2007).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 4. Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2007
plaincorrelational- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
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“these medications are often present in drug overdose deaths, such as opioid overdoses (10).”
From Prevalence and correlates of the misuse of z-drugs and benzodiazepines in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2023) · cites this paper as [10]
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Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
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§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 3. Results > 3.4. Incidence Risk Ratios by Gender, Race, Age Group and Year
“After adjusting for gender, race, and year of death, those aged 45-54 were generally at highest risk of death (Table 4).”
§ National Trends in Pharmaceutical Opioid Related Overdose Deaths Compared to other Substance Related Overdose Deaths: 1999-2009 > 3. Results > 3.4. Incidence Risk Ratios by Gender, Race, Age Group and Year
“The death rate for those aged 45-55 years was highest for cocaine (IRR 6.41, 95% CI 4.79-8.58), followed by heroin (IRR 3.56, 95% CI 2.35-5.40), and pharmaceutical opioids IRR 3.15, 95% CI 2.54-3.89).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Calcaterra, S., Glanz, J., & Binswanger, I. A.
- Affiliations
- Denver Health Medical Center (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Corresponding author
- Calcaterra, Susan
- Venue
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-08
- Volume
- 131
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 263-270
- ISSN
- 0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3935414
- OpenAlex
- W2074807110
- Cited by
- 330
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 38.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA031041)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K01AI073295)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- benzodiazepines, opioid epidemic, age-adjusted death rates, demographic trends, drug overdose deaths, death certificates, ICD-10
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Cause of Death, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Naloxone, Opioid-Related Disorders, Retrospective Studies, United States, Databases, Factual, Substance-Related Disorders, Prescription Drugs, Young Adult, Drug Overdose
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