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Number of unintentional drug overdose deaths involving opioid analgesics, cocaine, and heroin – United States, 1999–2007.
Notes: Data obtained from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC grand rounds: prescription drug overdoses – a US epidemic. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61(1):10–13.7
