Trends in prescription opioids detected in fatally injured drivers in 6 US States: 1995-2015

S. Chihuri and G. Li

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 9, 1487-1492

Abstract: Objectives. To assess the time trends in prescription opioids detected in fatally injured drivers. Methods. We analyzed 1995 to 2015 Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and West Virginia of toxicological tests for drivers fatally injured within 1 hour of a crash (n = 36 729). We used the Cochran-Armitage test for trend to assess the statistical significance of changes in the prevalence of prescription opioids detected in these drivers over time. Results. The prevalence of prescription opioids detected in fatally injured drivers increased from 1.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.5, 1.4) in 1995 to 7.2% (95% CI = 5.7, 8.8) in 2015 (Z = -9.04; P

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303902

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