Tag: MMWR

Drug Overdose Deaths with Evidence of Counterfeit Pill Use — United States, July 2019–December 2021

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Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; Kimberly D. Miller, MPH; Amanda T. Dinwiddie, MPH; Jessica Wolff, MPH; Sasha Mital, PhD; Rochelle Obiekwe, MPH; Christine L. Mattson, PhD

MMWR; 72(35); September 1, 2023

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Deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost From Excessive Alcohol Use — United States, 2011–2015

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Marissa B. Esser, PhD; Adam Sherk, PhD; Yong Liu, MD; Timothy S. Naimi, MD; Timothy Stockwell, PhD; Mandy Stahre, PhD; Dafna Kanny, PhD; Michael Landen, MD; Richard Saitz, MD; Robert D. Brewer, MD

MMWR; 69(30); July 31, 2020

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Alcohol, Chemistry, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology

Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with Ingesting Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Containing Methanol — Arizona and New Mexico, May–June 2020

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Luke Yip, MD; Danae Bixler, MD; Daniel E. Brooks, MD; Kevin R. Clarke, MD; S. Deblina Datta, MD; Steven Dudley Jr., PharmD; Kenneth K. Komatsu; Jennifer N. Lind, PharmD; Annaliese Mayette, PhD; Michael Melgar, MD; Talia Pindyck, MD; Kristine M. Schmit, MD; Steven A. Seifert, MD; Farshad Mazda Shirazi, MD, PhD; Susan C. Smolinske, PharmD; Brandon J. Warrick, MD; Arthur Chang, MD

MMWR; 69(32); 2020

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Prescription Opioid Misuse and Use of Alcohol and Other Substances Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019

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Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH, Heather B. Clayton, PhD, Nicholas P. Deputy, PhD, Douglas R. Roehler, PhD, Jean Y. Ko, PhD, Marissa B. Esser, PhD, Kathryn A. Brookmeyer, PhD, Marci Feldman Hertz, MS

MMWR; 21; 69(1) 2020

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Alcohol, Cannabis and Cannabinoids, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Seized Drugs/Controlled Substances, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology

Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids and Stimulants — 24 States and the District of Columbia, January–June 2019

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Julie O’Donnell, PhD; R. Matt Gladden, PhD; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Calli T. Hunter, MPH; Nicole L. Davis, PhD

MMWR; 69(35); September 4, 2020

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Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl–Involved Overdose Deaths with Detected Xylazine — United States, January 2019 – June 2022

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Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Sagar Kumar, MPH; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Bruce A. Goldberger, PhD

MMWR; 72(26); June 30, 2023

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E-Cigarette–Associated Cases Reported to Poison Centers — United States, April 1, 2022–March 31, 2023

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Nicole A. Tashakkori, MPH; Brian L. Rostron, PhD; Carol H. Christensen, PhD; Karen A. Cullen, PhD

MMWR; 72(25); June 23, 2023

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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 48 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2020

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Grace S. Liu, MPH; Brenda L. Nguyen, MPH; Bridget H. Lyons, MPH; Kameron J. Sheats, PhD; Rebecca F. Wilson, PhD; Carter J. Betz, MS; Katherine A. Fowler, PhD

MMWR; 72(5); 41pp; May 26, 2023

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Anthropology, Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Chemistry, Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction, Criminal Justice System, Digital and Multimedia Analysis, DNA and Biology, DREs / Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutors, Entomology, Fingerprints / Friction Ridge, Fire Debris Analysis, Fire Investigation and Explosions, Firearms and Toolmarks, Footwear and Tire, Forensic Pathology and Medicolegal Death Investigation, Genetic Genealogy, Photography, Video, and Imaging Technology, Sexual Assault / SANE, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Statistics and Data Analysis, Toxicology, Trace Evidence

Rapid Analysis of Drugs: A Pilot Surveillance System To Detect Changes in the Illicit Drug Supply To Guide Timely Harm Reduction Responses — Eight Syringe Services Programs, Maryland, November 2021–August 2022

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Erin Russell, MPH; Edward Sisco, PhD; Allison Thomson, MPH; Jasmine Lopes, MPH; Margaret Rybak, MPH; Malik Burnett, MD; Dana Heilman, MPH; Meghan G. Appley, PhD; R. Matt Gladden, PhD

MMWR; 72(17); April 28, 2023

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Drug Overdose Deaths Among Persons Aged 10–19 Years — United States, July 2019–December 2021

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Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; Amanda T. Dinwiddie, MPH; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD

MMWR; 71(50); December 16, 2022

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Gun Carrying Among Youths, by Demographic Characteristics, Associated Violence Experiences, and Risk Behaviors — United States, 2017–2019

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Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Heather B. Clayton, PhD; Linda L. Dahlberg, PhD; Corinne David-Ferdon, PhD; Greta Kilmer, MS; Colleen Barbero, PhD

MMWR; 71(30); July 29, 2022

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Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020

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Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; Sagar Kumar, MPH; Puja Seth, PhD; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Farnaz Chowdhury; Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH

MMWR; July 19, 2022

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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 42 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2019

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Rebecca F. Wilson, PhD; Grace Liu, MPH; Bridget H. Lyons, MPH; Emiko Petrosky, MD; Dominque D. Harrison, MPH; Carter J. Betz, MS; Janet M. Blair, PhD

MMWR; 71(6); May 20, 2022

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Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020

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Scott R. Kegler, PhD; Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Marissa L. Zwald, PhD; May S. Chen, PhD; James A. Mercy, PhD; Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH; Melissa C. Mercado-Crespo, PhD; Janet M. Blair, PhD; Deborah M. Stone, ScD; Phyllis G. Ottley, PhD; Jennifer Dills, MPH

MMWR; 71; May 10, 2022

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Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021

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Jordan Trecki, PhD; Roy R. Gerona, PhD; Ross Ellison; Chris Thomas; Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan, MD, PhD

MMWR; 71(4); January 28, 2022

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Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls — United States, 2019–2020

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Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; R. Matt Gladden, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; Jessica Bitting, MS

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 70(50); December 17, 2021

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