Iowa Substance Abuse Brief: Drug Overdose Deaths, December 2018, Issue 7

(2018) Iowa Substance Abuse Brief: Drug Overdose Deaths, December 2018, Issue 7. Drug Control Policy, Office of

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Abstract

Drug overdose deaths are the third leading cause of injury deaths in Iowa (Iowa Department of Public Health Vital Statistics, 2017). Since 2010, drug overdose deaths have increased 38 percent. In 2017, the drug overdose death rate was similar to motor vehicle traffic-related deaths.

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Drug Abuse, overdose, deaths
Subjects: Health and medicine > Diseases > Alcohol and drug abuse
Public Safety and consumer protection
ID Code: 43516
Deposited By: Margaret Barr
Deposited On: 14 Mar 2023 15:05
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2023 15:05
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/43516