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Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Due to Mental Illness (1999 - 2007)


Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Public Use Mortality Data Files

Trends in Drug Induced Deaths -- Deaths Due to Drug Induced Mental Disorders (1999 - 2007)
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Underlying Cause of Death
(ICD-10 Codes)
Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total
Multiple Drug Use
(F19)
1,198 6.26 1,269 6.44 1,265 5.83 1,352 5.19 1,443 5.02 1,407 4.58 1,532 4.57 1,600 4.17 1,300 3.39
Tobacco Use
(F17)
321 1.68 368 1.87 358 1.65 363 1.39 619 2.16 833 2.71 1,100 3.28 1,200 3.13 363 0.95
Cocaine Use
(F14)
444 2.32 364 1.85 401 1.85 437 1.68 519 1.81 599 1.95 628 1.87 700 1.82 439 1.14
Opioid Use
(F11)
251 1.31 234 1.19 211 0.97 281 1.08 245 0.85 291 0.95 330 0.98 322 0.84 154 0.40
Stimulants Use
(F15)
26 0.14 35 0.18 35 0.16 52 0.20 80 0.28 108 0.35 112 0.33 108 0.28 74 0.19
Sedatives or Hypnotics Use
(F13)
3 0.02 1 0.01 5 0.02 4 0.02 3 0.01 4 0.01 5 0.01 14 0.04 6 0.02
Volatile Solvents Use
(F18)
2 0.02 7 0.01 9 0.01 5 0.02 2 0.01 3 0.04 2 0.01 5 0.01 4 0.003
Hallucinogens Use
(F16)
3 0.01 2 0.04 2 0.04 5 0.02 2 0.01 13 0.01 4 0.01 2 0.01 1 0.01
Cannabis Use
(F12)
5 0.03 3 0.02 3 0.01 1 0.004 2 0.01 6 0.02 1 0.003 2 0.01 3 0.01
Deaths in Category 39 48 54 67 89 134 124 131 88


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