Worldwide Prevalence and Trends in Unintentional Drug Overdose: A Systematic Review of the Literature

S.S. Martins, L. Sampson, M. Cerdá and S. Galea

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 11, 2373

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Drug overdose is an important, yet an inadequately understood, public health problem. Global attention to unintentional drug overdose has been limited by comparison with the scope of the problem. There has been a substantial increase in drug overdose incidence and prevalence in several countries worldwide over the past decade, contributing to both increased costs and mortality.

Keywords: narcotic analgesic agent, accident; demography; drug overdose; drug use; health; human; mortality; prevalence; psychology; risk factor; sex ratio; statistics and numerical data; time factor, Accidents; Analgesics, Opioid; Drug Overdose; Drug Users; Global Health; Humans; Prevalence; Residence Characteristics; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Time Factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302843a

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