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


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

Tallies of Drug Types Recorded in Intentional Drug Overdose Deaths (Underlying Cause of Death Codes X60 - X64)
Year Number Deaths Alcohol Cannabis Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants Misc Meds Multiple Opioids Sedatives Stimulants Therapeutic None
1999 3,181 428 3 102 1 18 2,626 39 503 558 32 1 193
2000 3,243 408 1 79 1 25 2,713 41 584 505 30 1 188
2001 3,559 436 4 120 0 19 2,879 90 742 611 33 0 236
2002 3,884 508 6 126 1 21 3,172 112 885 655 59 2 215
2003 3,890 509 5 134 1 15 3,217 114 856 619 47 2 231
2004 4,208 547 8 170 1 28 3,473 159 1,000 691 71 1 249
2005 4,240 567 7 179 2 31 3,493 174 1,059 744 82 1 212
2006 4,571 648 10 210 1 24 3,726 190 1,177 863 97 2 203
2007 4,772 655 3 148 1 28 3,989 203 1,289 993 73 1 220

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


Click Graphics to Navigate to Other Available Data

Drug Types in Drug Induced Deaths Overview Drug Types in Accidental Overdose Deaths
Drug Types in Overdose Deaths of Unknown Intent Drug Types in Drug Induced Mental Illness Deaths


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