Percentage of Unspecified Drug Overdoses on Death Certificates (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

Percentage of Unspecified Drug Overdoses on Death Certificates

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When someone dies of a drug overdose, their death certificate can note the type of drug involved. But a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health analysis shows wide divergence among states in whether the drug is specified or not. Pennsylvania leads the nation in unspecified drug codes on death certificates.

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