Académique Documents
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pharm Opioids
16
31
34
39
49
124
116
114
113
105
111
115
121
124
105
101
105
34
54
66
60
90
165
153
162
176
167
154
164
179
167
156
163
176
Figure 1. Number of deaths in which one or more drugs were listed on the death certificate as a cause of death or
significant contributing factor. The blue line is the total of all drug deaths in which at least one drug listed was a
pharmaceutical opioid product.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Percent
15
22
14
18
29
18
24
15
24
19
16
12
17
19
Number
12
11
26
29
36
24
43
32
25
20
13
28
34
Figure 2. Number and percent of deaths due to heroin, either alone or in combination with other drugs and/or
alcohol.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Methadone 4
6
11 23 20 66 54 75 71 68 59 56 47 50 42 32 37
Oxycodone 0
6
12
6
11 28 29 15 17 24 38 27 50 48 36 45 32
Figure 3. Number of deaths due to oxycodone or methadone, alone or in combination with each other or other drugs