Open AccessWorldwide Prevalence and Trends in Unintentional Drug Overdose: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Sílvia S. Martins,
Laura Sampson,
Magdalena Cerdá,
Sandro Galea
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2015.302843
Subject(s) - medicine , environmental health , drug , drug overdose , medline , poison control , psychiatry , political science , law
Drug overdose is an important, yet an inadequately understood, public health problem. Global attention to unintentional drug overdose has been limited by comparison with the scope of the problem. There has been a substantial increase in drug overdose incidence and prevalence in several countries worldwide over the past decade, contributing to both increased costs and mortality.