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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 31.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2013;34(2):10.1080/08897077.2012.726959. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2012.726959

Table III.

U.S. States with Highest Death Rates Related to Psychostimulants and State Death Rate Ratio from 2005-2009 in 15-64 Year Olds

Residence at
time of death
Age Adjusted Death Rate
per 100,000 p-y (95% CI)
State Death Rate
Ratio*
Nevada 4.62 (4.15-5.08) 5.19
Hawaii 4.41 (3.77-5.05) 4.96
New Mexico 3.02 (2.59-3.46) 3.39
Arizona 2.97 (2.73-3.21) 3.34
Utah 2.88 (2.51-3.26) 3.24
California 2.68 (2.59-2.78) 3.01
Washington 2.44 (2.23-2.65) 2.74
Oklahoma 2.40 (2.11-2.69) 2.70
Arkansas 1.91 (1.62-2.20) 2.15
Wyoming 1.53 (1.00-2.25) 1.72
U.S. Death
Rate
0.89 (0.87-0.91) 1.0
*

Referent group: U.S. Death Rate related to psychostimulants

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