Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine: United States, 2009-2018.

Abstract

Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to mortality in the United States. The rate of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine has increased in recent years (1-3). This Data Brief provides additional information on drug overdose deaths involving cocaine by examining trends in rates by sex, age group, race and Hispanic origin, and by concurrent involvement of opioids from 2009 through 2018. Rates by urbanicity and census region in 2018 are also examined.