Drug, Opioid-Involved, and Heroin-Involved Overdose Deaths Among American Indians and Alaska Natives — Washington, 1999–2015
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Description
Reports on trends and disparities in drug, opioid-involved,
and heroin-involved overdose mortality rates for American
Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White people
in Washington state. Includes data on total overdose deaths
for AI/AN and White people by county of residence for
metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s)
Sujata Joshi, Thomas Weiser, Victoria Warren-Mears
Citation
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1384-1387
Date
12/2018
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Tribal communities
· Washington