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Overview
This line graph shows age-adjusted rates of drug overdose deaths involving opioids, by the type of opioid.
Values
The age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, which include such drugs as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol, increased from 1999 through 2020, with different rates of change over time. From 2019 to 2020, the rate increased 56%, from 11.4 to 17.8 per 100,000.2,*
Presentation
The demographics of the line graph are the United States populace, and the years graphed (left to right) are from 1999 - 2020. There is a significant spike in synthetic opioids other than methadone starting in 2015, whereas other opioid-related deaths have remained relatively constant along the same time period.
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