Specific Intoxicants Involved in
Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths - 2003


Tally of Drug Induced Deaths Due to Accidental Overdose Involving Specified Intoxicants - 2003
ICD-10 Code Total for Cause Alcohol Cocaine Hallucinogens Marijuana Misc None Opioids Sedatives Solvents Stimulants Tobacco
X40 210 38 -- -- -- -- 168 2 1 -- -- 3
X41 1,205 207 5 -- -- 2 255 28 232 -- 635 21
X42 9,231 1,639 3,744 6 18 2 19 7,060 38 1 35 64
X43 37 2 1 -- -- -- 34 1 1 -- -- --
X44 7,611 975 737 6 36 70 4,065 2,739 1,553 11 378 51
Totals 18,294 2,861 4,487 12 54 74 4,541 9,830 1,825 12 1,048 139


Percentage of Drug Induced Deaths Due to Accidental Overdose Involving Specified Intoxicants - 2003
Overall Distribution Distribution Within Cause of Death
ICD-10 Code % of Acc OD Total Alcohol Cocaine Hallucinogens Marijuana Misc None Opioids Sedatives Solvents Stimulants Tobacco
X40 1.15 18.1 -- -- -- -- 80 0.95 0.48 -- -- 1.43
X41 6.59 17.2 0.42 -- -- 0.17 21.2 2.32 19.3 -- 52.7 1.74
X42 50.46 17.8 37.7 0.06 0.19 0.02 0.21 76.5 0.41 0.01 0.38 0.69
X43 0.20 5.4 2.7 -- -- -- 91.9 2.7 2.7 -- -- --
X44 41.6 12.8 9.7 0.08 0.47 0.92 53.4 36 20.4 0.14 4.97 0.67
Totals 100 15.6 24.5 0.06 0.3 0.40 24.8 53.7 9.98 0.06 5.73 0.76

Source: National Center for Health Statistics,
Multiple Cause of Death Public Use Files, 2003

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