Trends and Geographic Patterns in Drug-Poisoning Death Rates in the U.S., 1999–2009

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Utilizes small-area estimation techniques to approximate county-level age-adjusted death rates (AADR) associated with drug poisoning in the U.S. to explore geographic and temporal variations. Includes AADR data by annual change, rural versus urban location, and region of the U.S.

Lauren M. Rossen, Diba Khan, Margaret Warner

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(6), e19-e25

12/2013

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Illicit drug use · Mortality · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data