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August 24, 2025Open Access

Polydrug overdose mortality caused by synthetic opioids and stimulants: Current sex- and age- specific trajectories in national data (2018-2024)

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EBEduardo R Butelman YHYuefeng HuangChinese Academy of Sciences SSSiri ShastryRush University Medical Center

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Cross-sectional analysis highlights a -37% decrease in polydrug overdose mortality in males and females, indicating effective intervention strategies have been implemented.

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Polydrug overdose mortality decreased significantly in 2024, showing a -37% decline in males and -31% in females.
Analysis of national data revealed that males consistently had higher overdose mortality rates than females.
Cross-sectional analysis using joinpoint regression indicated substantial declines starting from 2022 or 2023 across various age groups.
Findings suggest that recent decreases in polydrug overdose mortality are likely due to changes in intervention strategies targeting synthetic opioids rather than stimulants.

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Butelman et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5d5dad7bf08b1eae034a https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.21.25334165

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Cross-sectional analysis highlights a -37% decrease in polydrug overdose mortality in males and females, indicating effective intervention strategies have been implemented.

Polydrug overdose mortality caused by synthetic opioids and stimulants: Current sex- and age- specific trajectories in national data (2018-2024)

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Polydrug overdose mortality caused by synthetic opioids and stimulants: Current sex- and age- specific trajectories in national data (2018-2024)

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