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. 2017 Jan 31;3:219–226. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.01.009

Table 3.

Percent of change in drug poisoning deaths explained, 1999 to 2006 and 2007 to 2014.

Drug category 2006 vs. 1999
2014 vs. 2007
Estimate 95% Confidence Interval Estimate 95% Confidence Interval
Any Involvement
Opioid Analgesics 78.7 [74.4 - 83.0] 37.9 [31.7 - 44.1]
Heroin 2.4 [-0.5 - 5.3] 97.2 [88.6 - 105.9]
Cocaine 28.8 [26.1 - 31.5] -17.8 [-22.7 - -12.9]
Other Narcotics 1.3 [-2.5 - 5.1] -6.5 [-14.6 - 1.6]
Sedatives 26.0 [22.6 - 29.5] 44.1 [37.2 - 50.9]
Psychotropics 21.4 [18.9 - 23.9] 41.0 [34.6 - 47.5]
Antidepressants 11.8 [9.7 - 14.0] 13.2 [8.8 - 17.7]
Antipsychotics 5.9 [4.8 - 7.0] 5.1 [2.4 - 7.7]
Psychostimulants 6.0 [4.6 - 7.4] 30.5 [26.8 - 34.2]
Other Specified 7.5 [5.8 - 9.2] 14.6 [11.7 - 17.5]
Unspecified 32.8 [28.0 - 37.5] 48.5 [38.5 - 58.4]


 

 

 

 


Exclusive Involvement
Opioid Analgesics 38.2 [34.9 - 41.4] -3.0 [-8.3 - 2.3]
Heroin 1.2 [.0 - 2.4] 42.6 [36.1 - 49.1]
Cocaine 14.1 [12.3 - 15.9] -17.0 [-19.8 - -14.1]
Sedatives 1.5 [0.8 - 2.1] 0.6 [-0.5 - 1.7]
Psychotropics 4.4 [3.0 - 5.9] 12.6 [9.7 - 15.5]
Antidepressants 0.3 [-.6 - 1.2] -0.4 [-1.7 - .9]
Antipsychotics 0.9 [.6 - 1.2] -0.4 [-0.9 - .2]
Psychostimulants 2.7 [1.8 - 3.6] 13.1 [11.0 - 15.2]
Other Specified 1.2 [0.4 - 2.0] 3.9 [2.4 - 5.4]
Unspecified 3.7 [3.2 - 4.3] 2.2 [1.2 - 3.3]
>1 Drug Category 46.3 [42.6 - 50.1] 67.4 [60.4 - 74.4]

Note: See notes on Table 1, Table 2. Estimates are based on adjusted prevalences and show % of Total Δ Explained. The total number of drug poisoning deaths were 16,849, 34,425, 36,010 and 47,055 in 1999, 2006, 2007 and 2014.