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Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017 | Synapse

December 21, 2018Open Access

Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017

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however, analysis of final data from 2018 is necessary for confirmation. More timely and comprehensive surveillance data are essential to inform efforts to prevent and respond to opioid overdoses; intensified prevention and response measures are urgently needed to curb deaths involving prescription and illicit opioids, specifically IMF.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00e25a2ff633f365782507 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm675152e1

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