This statistic shows the death rate of the top ten U.S. states for synthetic prescription pain medication overdose deaths during calendar year 2016. According to the data, the drug overdose death rate was highest in West Virginia at 18.5 deaths per 100,000 population.
Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016
(per 100,000 population)
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Drug Enforcement Administration. (October 31, 2018). Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. "Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. October 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2018). Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. "Top 10 U.S. States Based on Synthetic Prescription Pain Medication Overdose Death Rate in 2016 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration, Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Top 10 U.S. states based on synthetic prescription pain medication overdose death rate in 2016 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Drug Enforcement Administration, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941943/synthetic-pain-medication-overdose-death-rate-us-top-states/
