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1. • • An overdose is when someone takes too much of a certain drug. This may be done voluntarily (as an attempt of suicide) or involuntarily (accidentally). The drug may be a drug taken to treat some medical condition, or it may be a drug taken for recreation. Overdoses are considered to be poisoning, usually.
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   How many people have died from a drug overdose?

   • More than one million people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. 1 In 2021, 106,699 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 14% from 2020 (28.3 per 100,000) to 2021 (32.4 per 100,000).

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   Who has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths?

   • American Indian and Alaska Native people experienced the largest percent increase in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths from 2021 to 2022, with the rate increasing 15.0% from 56.6 to 65.2. Figure 3. Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths, by race and Hispanic origin: United States, 2021 and 2022

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   What is the rate of drug overdose deaths in 2021?

   • The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 14% from 2020 (28.3 per 100,000) to 2021 (32.4 per 100,000). Opioids—mainly synthetic opioids (other than methadone)—are currently the main driver of drug overdose deaths. Nearly 88% of opioid-involved overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids.

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   How are drug overdose deaths determined?

   • Drug overdose deaths involving selected drug categories were identified by multiple cause-of-death codes: T40.1 (heroin), T40.2 (natural and semisynthetic opioids), T40.3 (methadone), and T40.4 (synthetic opioids other than methadone). Age-adjusted death rates were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Drug_overdoseDrug overdose - Wikipedia

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   A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically it is used for cases when a risk to health will potentially result. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.

   • United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

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     Drug overdose. Frequency. 27 million [2] [3] Deaths....

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   Mar 21, 2024 · Data from the National Vital Statistics System. The age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 8.2 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2002 to 32.6 in 2022; however, the rate did not significantly change between 2021 and 2022. Rates decreased between 2021 and 2022 for people ages 15–34 and increased for those age 35 and older.

5. www.cdc.gov › drugoverdose › basicsDrug Basics | Drug Overdose | CDC Injury Center

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   Injury Center. Drug Basics. Print. A drug is any substance that can change how a person’s body and mind work. CDC’s Division of Overdose Prevention provides data on use and overdoses involving a variety of drugs, such as prescription opioids, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. Prescription Opioids.

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   More than one million people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose. 1 In 2021, 106,699 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States. The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths increased by 14% from 2020 (28.3 per 100,000) to 2021 (32.4 per 100,000).

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   Aug 29, 2023 · Due to their pharmacological effects, opioids can cause breathing difficulties, and opioid overdose can lead to death. Worldwide, in 2019 about 600 000 deaths were attributable to drug use. Close to 80% of these deaths are related to opioids, with about 25% of those deaths caused by opioid overdose.