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Drug overdose deaths among adolescents aged 15-19 in the United States: 1999-2015

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Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (7 pages) : color illustrations
Publisher: Hyattsville, MD : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2017.

General Note:	"August 2017." "CS280723." Drug overdose deaths in the United States are a pressing public health challenge. In particular, drug overdoses involving opioids have increased since 1999. This report focuses specifically on drug overdose deaths for older adolescents aged 15-19. In 2015, 772 drug overdose deaths occurred in this age group. Rates for 1999-2015 are presented and trends compared for both females and males. Percent distributions of drug overdose deaths for 2015 by intent (e.g., unintentional, suicide, homicide) are presented. Trends in drug overdose death rates by type of drug involved are also presented.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (page 7).
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from caption (CDC, viewed Aug. 21, 2017).