Table 6.

Adjusted number of drug poisoning deaths and change vs. reported numbers^a

Drug category	# [95 % CI]
	1999		2012
	Deathsb	∆ vs. reportedc	Deathsb	∆ vs. reportedc
Narcotics	13,114 [12,962–13,265]	3192 [3040–3343]	33,830 [33,560–34,100]	8643 [8373–8913]
Opioid analgesics	5275 [5087–5463]	1245 [1057–1433]	22,534 [22,254–22,814]	6527 [6247–6807]
Other narcotics	9820 [9641–9999]	2683 [2504–2862]	15,933 [15,671–16,196]	4366 [4104–4629]
Sedatives	2633 [2473–2792]	971 [811–1130]	12,457 [12,185–12,729]	4703 [4431–4975]
Psychotropics	3568 [3395–3741]	1102 [929–1275]	10,798 [10,544–11,053]	3331 [3077–3586]
Other specified	1482 [1368–1596]	311 [197–425]	4528 [4348–4709]	1372 [1192–1553]
Unspecified	5930 [5786–6154]	−2507 [−2691 – −2323]	14,135 [13,874–14,396]	−6477 [−6738 – −6216]
>1 Major drug classd	4820 [4627–5013]	1780 [1587–1973]	17,670 [17,469–18,050]	6584 [6293–6874]

^aData from the Multiple Cause of Death files

^bNumber of drug poisoning deaths involving the specified drug, calculated as the product of the number of drug poisoning deaths in the year multiplied by the adjusted proportion obtained from probit models, where at least one specific drug is assumed to be mentioned for all poisoning deaths (SPECIFY = 1). Models also control for: sex, race (black, other), Hispanic, currently married, education (high school dropout, high school graduate, some college, college graduate), age (≤20, 21–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–80, >80), day of the week of death, and census region. The calculations use more significant digits for adjusted proportions than are shown on Table 3, so that there may be small differences from those that would be obtained using rounded estimates

^cDifference between adjusted number of deaths and unadjusted number based on death certificate reports

^dTwo or more of the drug types: opioid analgesics, other narcotics, sedatives, psychotropics, or other specified drugs.