Changes in Synthetic Opioid Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2010-2016

Christopher M Jones; Emily B Einstein; Wilson M Compton

doi:10.1001/jama.2018.2844

Changes in Synthetic Opioid Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 2010-2016

JAMA. 2018 May 1;319(17):1819-1821. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.2844.

Authors

Christopher M Jones¹, Emily B Einstein², Wilson M Compton²

Affiliations

¹ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland.
² National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, Maryland.

Abstract

This study uses National Vital Statistics System data to describe trends in synthetic opioid involvement in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2010 to 2016.

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / poisoning*
Designer Drugs / poisoning*
Drug Overdose / mortality*
Fentanyl / poisoning
Humans
Illicit Drugs / poisoning*
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Designer Drugs
Illicit Drugs
Fentanyl