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Tallies of Specified Drug Types Involved in
Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths (1999 - 2007)


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

Tallies of Drug Types Recorded in Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths (Underlying Cause of Death Codes X40 - X44)
Year Number Deaths Alcohol Cannabis Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants Misc Meds Multiple Opioids Sedatives Stimulants Therapeutic None
1999 11,155 2,254 28 3,278 12 85 6,302 2,054 5,623 805 454 10 239
2000 11,712 2,317 35 3,099 9 72 6,811 2,216 5,920 943 488 9 237
2001 13,024 2,284 35 3,275 13 81 7,607 2,620 6,460 1,151 478 8 278
2002 16,394 2,808 41 4,036 12 130 9,594 3,127 8,343 1,576 812 22 305
2003 18,294 2,869 54 4,487 12 107 10,619 3,555 9,129 1,825 1,030 31 335
2004 19,838 2,859 87 4,861 17 108 11,432 3,944 9,806 2,088 1,144 12 377
2005 22,448 3,210 111 5,763 8 83 12,719 4,951 11,117 2,515 1,425 26 410
2006 26,400 3,732 122 6,985 18 94 14,660 6,188 12,879 3,168 1,292 15 546
2007 27,658 3,801 110 6,296 11 134 15,936 6,525 14,112 3,761 1,249 13 547

The presence of the following codes in the entity axis were used to generate the tallies for each drug:

Alcohol

F10.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol
R78.0 -- Finding of alcohol in blood

Cannabis (Marijuana)

F12.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of cannabinoids
T40.7 -- Poisoning by cannabis (derivatives)

Cocaine

F14.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of cocaine
R78.2 -- Finding of cocaine in blood
T40.5 -- Poisoning by cocaine

Hallucinogens

F16.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of hallucinogens
T40.8 -- Poisoning by lysergide [LSD]
T40.9 -- Other and unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]

Inhalants

F18.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of volatile solvents
T41.x -- Poisoning by anethestics and therapeutic gases
T52.x -- Toxic effect of organic solvents

Miscellaneous Medications

R78.4 -- Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
R78.5 -- Finding of psychotropic drug in blood
T42.0 -- Poisoning by hydantoin derivatives (antiepileptic)
T42.1 -- Poisoning by iminostilbenes (antiepileptic)
T42.2 -- Poisoning by succinimides and oxazolidinediones (antiepileptic)
T42.5 -- Poisoning by mixed antiepileptics, not elsewhere classified
T42.8 -- Poisoning by antiparkinsonism drugs and other central muscle-tone depressants
T43.0 -- Poisoning by tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants
T43.1 -- Poisoning by monoamine-oxidase-inhibitor antidepressants
T43.2 -- Poisoning by other and unspecified antidepressants
T43.3 -- Poisoning by phenothiazine antipsychotics and neuroleptics
T43.4 -- Poisoning by butyrophenone and thioxanthene neuroleptics
T43.5 -- Poisoning by other and unspecified antipsychotics and neuroleptics
T43.8 -- Poisoning by other psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified
T43.9 -- Poisoning by psychotropic drug, unspecified
T44.x -- Poisoning by drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system
T45.x -- Poisoning by primarily systemic and hematological agents, not elsewhere classified
T46.x -- Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
T47.x -- Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
T48.x -- Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system
T49.x -- Poisoning by topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and by ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, and dental drugs
T50.x -- Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments, and biological substances

Multiple Drugs

F19.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances

Opioids

F11.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of opioids
R78.1 -- Finding of opiate drug in blood
T40.0 -- Poisoning by opium
T40.1 -- Poisoning by heroin
T40.2 -- Poisoning by other opioids
T40.3 -- Poisoning by methadone
T40.4 -- Poisoning by other synthetic narcotics
T40.6 -- Poisoning by other and unspecified narcotics

Sedatives

F13x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of sedatives or hypnotics
T42.3 -- Poisoning by barbiturates
T42.4 -- Poisoning by benzodiazepines
T42.6 -- Poisoning by other antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs
T42.7 -- Poisoning by antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs, unspecified

Stimulants

F15.x -- Mental and behavioral disorders due to use of Other Stimulants, Including Caffeine
T43.6 -- Poisoning by psychostimulants with abuse potential


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