While a complex issue, deaths directly related to drug misuse or abuse is one set of statistics worth noting. These are compiled by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mealth Health Services, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, DAWN
1%-2% of U.S. Population - Deaths resulting from drug misuse / abuse.
Demographics - 68% male
- 50% 35-54 year olds
- Highest percentage among 21-34 years olds
Most commonly death related - Opiates / Opiods
- 75% muliple drugs (average 2.7 drugs per case)
- Opiates and cocaine, opiate with alcohol, etc.
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