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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

TitleAuthorsSourceLinkYear
Drug Overdose Deaths Among Persons Aged 10–19 Years — United States, July 2019–December 2021Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; Amanda T. Dinwiddie, MPH; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhDMMWR; 71(50); December 16, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7150a2.htm2022
Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2020–2021Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Scott R. Kegler, 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, ScDMWRR; 71(40); October 7, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7140a4.htm2022
Overdose Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl — United States, July 2020–June 2021Jessica Bitting, MS; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Christine L. Mattson, PhDMMWR; 71(39); September 30, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7139a3.htm2022
Nitazene-Related Deaths — Tennessee, 2019–2021Allison Roberts, PhD; Jessica Korona-Bailey, MPH; Sutapa Mukhopadhyay, PhDMMWR; 71(37); September 16, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7137a5.htm2022
Overdose Deaths Involving Eutylone (Psychoactive Bath Salts) — United States, 2020R. Matt Gladden, PhD; Vaughne Chavez-Gray, MPH; Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Bruce A. Goldberger, PhDMMWR; 71(32); August 12, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7132a3.htm2021
Gun Carrying Among Youths, by Demographic Characteristics, Associated Violence Experiences, and Risk Behaviors — United States, 2017–2019Thomas R. Simon, PhD; Heather B. Clayton, PhD; Linda L. Dahlberg, PhD; Corinne David-Ferdon, PhD; Greta Kilmer, MS; Colleen Barbero, PhDMMWR; 71(30); July 29, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7130a1.htm2022
Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; Sagar Kumar, MPH; Puja Seth, PhD; Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Farnaz Chowdhury; Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPHMMWR; July 19, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7129e2.htm2022
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths — United States and 28 Other High-Income Countries, 2015 and 2019Merissa A. Yellman, MPH; Erin K. Sauber-Schatz, PhDMMWR; 71(26); July 1, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7126a1.htm?s_cid=mm7126a1_x2022
Pediatric Melatonin Ingestions — United States, 2012–2021Karima Lelak, MD; Varun Vohra, PharmD; Mark I. Neuman, MD; Michael S. Toce, MD; Usha Sethuraman, MDMMWR; 71(22); June 3, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122a1.htm2022
Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 42 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2019Rebecca F. Wilson, PhD; Grace Liu, MPH; Bridget H. Lyons, MPH; Emiko Petrosky, MD; Dominque D. Harrison, MPH; Carter J. Betz, MS; Janet M. Blair, PhDMMWR; 71(6); May 20, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/ss/ss7106a1.htm2022
Trends in Gabapentin Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — 23 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020Christine L. Mattson, PhD; Farnaz Chowdhury; Thomas P. Gilson, MDMMWR; 71(19); May 13, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7119a3.htm?s_cid=mm7119a3_x2022
Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020Scott 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, MPHMMWR; 71; May 10, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7119e1.htm?s_cid=mm7119e1_w2022
Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Among Hispanic or Latino Persons — Nevada, 2019–2020Shawn A. Thomas, MPH; Amanda T. Dinwiddie, MPH; Elyse MonroyMMWR; 71(19); May 13, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7119a4.htm?s_cid=mm7119a4_x2022
Poisoning Associated with Consumption of a Homemade Medicinal Liquor — Chongqing, China, 2018Chunbei Zhou, MPH; Shuquan Luo; Jiang Tang; Linda Quick, MD; Huihui Liu, MD; Yinan Zhao, MPHMMWR; 71(16); April 22, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7116a2.htm2022
Xylazine-Related Deaths — Cook County, Illinois, 2017–2021Neeraj Chhabra, MD; Mojde Mir, MPH; Miao Jenny Hua, MD, PhD; Sarah Berg, MD; Juleigh Nowinski-Konchak, MD; Steve Aks, DO; Ponni Arunkumar, MD; Keiki Hinami, MDMMWR; 71(13); April 1, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7113a3.htm2022
Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021Jordan Trecki, PhD; Roy R. Gerona, PhD; Ross Ellison; Chris Thomas; Darinka Mileusnic-Polchan, MD, PhDMMWR; 71(4); January 28, 2022www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7104a3.htm2022
Trends in and Characteristics of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls — United States, 2019–2020Julie O’Donnell, PhD; Lauren J. Tanz, ScD; R. Matt Gladden, PhD; Nicole L. Davis, PhD; Jessica Bitting, MSMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 70(50); December 17, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7050e3.htm2021
Current Marijuana Use and Alcohol Consumption Among Adults Following the Legalization of Nonmedical Retail Marijuana Sales — Colorado, 2015–2019Kacy A. Crawford, MPH; Jacqueline A. Gardner, MPH; Elisabeth A. Meyer, MPH; Katelyn E. Hall, MPH; Dahsan S. Gary, MPH; Marissa B. Esser, PhDMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 70(43); October 29, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7043a3.htm2021
Cake Decorating Luster Dust Associated with Toxic Metal Poisonings — Rhode Island and Missouri, 2018–2019B Viveiros, PhD; G Caron, MPH; J Barkley, MPH; E Philo; S Odom; J Wenze; M Buxton, MA; E Semkiw, PhD; A Schaffer; L Brown, PhD; AS Ettinger, ScD Morb Mortal Wkly Rep; 70(43)www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7043a2.htm2021
Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Identified as an Emerging Novel Substance in Drug Overdose Deaths — Connecticut, 2019–2020Shobha Thangada, PhD; Heather A. Clinton et alMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 70(37); September 17, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7037a5-H.pdf2021
Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths — United States, 2019Mbabazi Kariisa, PhD; Priyam Patel, MSPH et alMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 70(37); September 17, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7037a4-H.pdf2021
Trends in Nonfatal and Fatal Overdoses Involving Benzodiazepines — 38 States and the District of Columbia, 2019–2020Stephen Liu, PhD; Julie O’Donnell, PhD et alMorbidity and Mortality Weekly; 70(34);1136–1141; August 27, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7034a2-H.pdf2021
Illicit Benzodiazepines Detected in Patients Evaluated in Emergency Departments for Suspected Opioid Overdose— Four States, October 6, 2020–March 9, 2021Kim Aldy, DO; Desiree Mustaquim, PhD et alMorbidity and Mortality Weekly; 70(34);1177–1179; August 27, 2021www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7034a4-H.pdf2021
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