| Definition |
Drug Overdose Deaths: Deaths due to drug overdose including Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Methadone, Opioids, Prescription Drugs, and Psychostimulants with Abuse Potential. Drug overdose deaths may involve multiple drugs; therefore, a single death might be included in more than one category when describing the number of drug overdose deaths involving a specific drug. For example, a death that involved both heroin and fentanyl would be included in the following categories: deaths involving heroin, deaths involving fentanyl, deaths involving opioids, and deaths involving prescription drugs. Deaths include all manner and intent, including unintentional, suicide, homicide, and undetermined intent. |
