Historique
Périodique
Fatal overdose trends in major us cities : 1990-1997
(Evolutions des overdoses mortelles dans les principales villes américaines de 1990 à 1997)
Auteur(s) :
GARFIELD J. ;
DRUCKER, E.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
425-436
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
5
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
SURDOSE
;
MORTALITE
;
EVOLUTION
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Addiction Research, 2001, 9, (5, numéro spécial "Drug overdose"), 425-436
Note de contenu :
Tab. ; Graf.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
In this paper we analyze changing patterns in overdose deaths that occurred between 1990 and 1997 in 27 of the largest US cities. Drug induced deaths reported by the CDC have increased by 57% in the United States during these years - from 9463 to 15973 (3.8/ 100,000 in 1990 to 6.0/100,000 in 1997). This trend has been observed in all regions of the United States, among both men and women, and in a11 ethnic and age groups. But there are important local differences in these trends that can be seen in the largest US cities: those with the lowest rates in 1990 have increased to levels equal to or greater than some of the cities that had the highest rates in 1990. And, while users >30 years of age account for the majority of cases (and most of the overall increase), for those cities with the greatest overall increases, the OD rates have increased sharply among younger people (20-24). This coincides with an expansion of drug markets (for heroin) in a group of smaller US cities arid increased heroin use by youth in those cities. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
druckeraecom.yu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.