| Title |
Utah health status update: deaths from illicit drug intoxication in Utah / |
| Subject |
Public health; Health status indicators; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Drugs of abuse; Drug abuse; Death; Public Health; Health Status; Utah; Health Status Indicators; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Substance-Related Disorders; Street Drugs; Mortality; Overdose |
| Description |
Substance abuse and the problems related to it are among society's most pervasive health and social concerns. During the past decade, the annual number of deaths in Utah from overdose or intoxication with illicit drugs has increased by about 6- fold. This Health Status Update presents information on this disturbing trend and discusses some of its implications. Most of the information in this update is from a Department of Health study based on data from Medical Examiner investigations. |
| Date |
2000-05 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Digitization Specifications |
21,997 bytes |
| Resource Identifier |
0005drugoverdosedeaths.pdf |
| Source |
http://health.utah.gov/opha/publications/hsu/0005drugoverdosedeaths.pdf |
| Relation |
EHSL Bib# 90148 |
| Coverage |
1991-1999 |
| Setname |
ehsl_ophl |
| ID |
188330 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m950f/188330 |
