Overdose mortality rates for opioids or stimulants are higher in males than females, controlling for rates of drug misuse: State-level data.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Drug overdoses from opioids like fentanyl and heroin and stimulant drugs such as methamphetamine and cocaine are a major cause of mortality in the United States, with potential sex differences across the lifespan.

Objective

To determine overdose mortality for specific drug categories across the lifespan of males and females, using a nationally representative state-level sample.

Design

State-level analyses of nationally representative epidemiological data on overdose mortality for specific drug categories, across 10-year age bins (age range: 15-74).

Setting

Population-based study of Multiple Cause of Death 2020-2021 data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC WONDER platform).

Participants

Decedents in the United States in 2020

SUBMITTER: Butelman ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9882660 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature