Drug-Induced Deaths More Common Than Alcohol- or Firearm-Related Fatalities
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736462
January 28, 2011 — US deaths caused by drug use in 2007 were more common than either alcohol-induced or firearm-related deaths, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Although the report found that 38,371 drug-induced deaths occurred that year, the number was down slightly from those reported during the 2003-2006 period. However, the rates for males were significantly higher than for females during all years examined.
The information was published January 14 as part of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
full report:
Paulozzi LJ. Drug-Induced Deaths — United States, 2003–2007. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011 Jan 14;60:60-61.