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Patient-Level and County-Level Trends in Nonfatal Opioid-Involved Overdose Emergency Medical Services Encounters — 491 Counties, United States, January 2018–March 2022

Description
Reports on trends in rates of EMS encounters for nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses during January 2018–March 2022, based on data from 491 counties in 21 states. Includes trend data by quarter for rural and urban counties.
Author(s)
Shannon M. Casillas, Cassandra M. Pickens, Erin K. Stokes, et al.
Citation
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 71(34), 1073-1080
Date
08/2022
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
Emergency medical services · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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