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Public HealthPopulation Health SciencesToxicologySubstance Use DisordersDrug Overdose PreventionMortality AnalysisMortality MeasurementMortality ModelingMortality PatternsMortality SurveillanceCensus Mortality DataDrug Overdose MortalityDrug Overdose SurveillanceMortality Data CollectionPopulation Health Burden
Deaths from drug overdose continue to be a public health burden in the United States (1-5). This report uses the most recent final mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths, describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the types of drugs involved.