The Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States

Gomes, Tara; Tadrous, Mina; Mamdani, Muhammad; Michael Paterson, J.; N. Juurlink, David

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0217

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The Burden of Opioid-Related Mortality in the United States

Published in JAMA Network Open • Jun 1, 2018

Authors:

Tara Gomes

Mina Tadrous

Muhammad Mamdani

Abstract

Importance: Opioid prescribing and overdose are leading public health problems in North America, yet the precise public health burden has not been quantified. Objective: To examine the burden of opioid-related mortality across the United States over time. Design, Setting, and Participants: This stud...

Subject

Medicine

Interquartile range

Opioid

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