Abstract

Objective: This report identifies the specific drugs involved most frequently in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 through 2016.

Methods: Record-level data from the 2011–2016 National Vital Statistics System–Mortality files were linked to electronic files containing literal text information from death certificates. Drug overdose deaths were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying causeof-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Drug mentions were identified by searching the literal text in three fields of the...

Pendidikan memainkan peran penting dalam mencegah penyalahgunaan zat. Drugs of Abuse, Panduan Sumber Daya DEA, dirancang untuk menjadi sumber daya yang dapat diandalkan tentang obat-obatan yang paling sering disalahgunakan dan disalahgunakan di Amerika Serikat. Panduan komprehensif ini memberikan informasi penting tentang bahaya dan konsekuensi penggunaan narkoba dengan menjelaskan efek obat pada tubuh dan pikiran, potensi overdosis, asal, status hukum, dan fakta kunci lainnya.

Drugs of Abuse juga menawarkan daftar sumber daya pendidikan dan pencegahan narkoba tambahan, termasuk situs web DEA...

Drug use continues to represent a significant problem in the Americas, and one that challenges policy makers at the highest levels. The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (known by its Spanish language acronym, CICAD), of the Organization of American States (OAS), serves as the preeminent Western Hemisphere forum for policy discussion and hemispheric cooperation on drugs. Along with other responsibilities, the Executive Secretariat of CICAD supports OAS member states by providing an evidence-based picture of the drug problem, both nationally and at the hemispheric level, so that...