Highest rates in 2023 seen in West Virginia, District of Columbia; changes in rates varied by jurisdiction across drug types
Early adult excess mortality higher than expected in 2019
Results also showed age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths decreased from 2022 to 2023, after increasing over 20 years
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
Ketamine was detected in 0.4 percent of overdose deaths and listed as involved in 0.2 percent during study period
Prescription of GIP/GLP-1 RA linked to lower rates of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication
Compared with other antidiabetes medications, semaglutide linked to lower risk for patients with comorbid opioid use disorder
BMA discharge also associated with increases in subsequent emergency department visits and unplanned hospital readmissions