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Table 1 Drug involvement in drug poisoning deaths: 1999 and 2012a

From: Drug poisoning deaths in the United States, 1999–2012: a statistical adjustment analysis

Drug category/Manner of death

1999

2012

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

All drug deaths (X40-44, X60-64, X85, Y10-14, Y35.2, *U01(.6-.7))b

100.0

16,849

100.0

41,502

Drug mentions (T-codes)

    

 Narcotics (40.0-40.9)

58.9

9922

60.7

25,187

  Opioid analgesics (40.2-40.4)

23.9

4030

38.6

16,007

    Methadone (40.3)

4.7

784

9.5

3932

    Other opioid analgesics (40.2, 40.4)

19.9

3360

31.4

13,012

  Other narcotics (40.0–40.1, 40.5–40.9)

42.4

7137

27.9

11,567

    Heroin (40.1)

11.6

1960

14.3

5925

    Cocaine (40.5)

22.7

3822

10.6

4404

    Miscellaneous (40.0, 40.640.9)

17.4

2931

7.2

3006

 Sedatives (40.2–40.8)

9.9

1662

18.7

7754

   Benzodiazepines (42.4)

6.7

1135

15.7

6524

   Other sedatives (42.042.3, 42.542.8)

3.9

663

4.9

2048

 Psychotropics (43.0–43.9)

14.6

2466

18.0

7467

   Antidepressants (43.043.2)

10.4

1749

10.3

4259

   Antipsychotics (43.343.5)

1.9

321

3.2

1333

   Stimulants (43.6)

3.2

547

6.3

2635

 Other specified (36.0–38.9, 41.0, 41.9, 44.0–48.7, 49.0–50.8)

6.9

1171

7.6

3156

 Unspecified (50.9)

50.3

8477

49.7

20,612

 >1 Major drug classc

18.0

3040

26.9

11,176

Manner of death

    

 Accidental (X40–44)

66.2

11,155

79.9

33,175

 Intentional (X60–64)

18.9

3181

13.2

5465

 Undetermined intent (Y10–Y14)

14.7

2473

6.7

2782

 Homicide (X85, Y35.2, *U01(.6–.7))

0.2

40

0.2

80

  1. aData from the Multiple Cause of Death files
  2. bEntries in parentheses refer to ICD-10 X and Y codes for the underlying causes of death used to classify drug poisoning and manner of death, and T codes for drug mentions
  3. cTwo or more of the drug types: opioid analgesics, other narcotics, sedatives, psychotropics, or other specified drugs