Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017–2023

Garnett, Matthew F.; Cisewski, Jodi A.; Ahmad, Farida B.

doi:10.15620/cdc/174640

Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017–2023

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3/5/2026
By Garnett, Matthew F. ; Cisewski, Jodi A. ; Ahmad, Farida B.
Series: NCHS National Vital Statistics Reports

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Personal Author:

Garnett, Matthew F. ; Cisewski, Jodi A. ; Ahmad, Farida B.
Corporate Authors:

National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:

This report identifies the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2017 through 2023.
Subjects:

Cocaine Fentanyl Methamphetamine Opioid-Related Disorders
Keywords:

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Opioid
Source:

National Vital Statistics System
Series:

NCHS National Vital Statistics Reports
DOI:

https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174640
Document Type:

Report
Genre:

Statistics
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

24 Pages
Volume:

75
Issue:

1
Collection(s):

National Center for Health Statistics
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:8a481f06335acdec0afb419f3997b106a20fa0cbdd69e8f57e5627d4610848d73d1da8688a81b1c081de6500f0ce83d93ef6adff0ef274a1cfed3348bc9a3c0b
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File Language:

English

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