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Opioid Analgesic Involvement in Drug Abuse Deaths in American Metropolitan Areas

Leonard J. Paulozzi, MD, MPH

Leonard J. Paulozzi is with the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.


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  		FIGURE 1—— Reports of cocaine, heroin or morphine, and opioid analgesics from selected Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) medical examiners, 1997–2002.

Note. The DAWN consistent panel included jurisdictions from the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Ga; Baltimore, Md; Birmingham, Ala; Boston, Mass; Buffalo, NY; Chicago, Ill; Cleveland, Ohio; Dallas, Tex; Denver, Colo; Detroit, Mich; Kansas City, Mo; Las Vegas, Nev; Long Island, NY; Louisville, Ky; Miami, Fla; Minneapolis, Minn; New Orleans, La; Newark, NJ; Omaha, Neb; Philadelphia, Pa; Phoenix, Ariz; Portland, Ore; St. Louis, Mo; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Diego, Calif; San Francisco, Calif; Seattle, Wash; and Washington, DC.

 

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  		FIGURE 2—— Reports of opioid analgesics, by major type, from selected Drug Abuse Warning Network medical examiners, 1997–2002.

 




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