Psychological distress and the risk of drug overdose death.

Background: Previous research has shown an association between psychological distress and overdose death among specific populations. However, few studies have examined this relationship in a large US population-based cohort.

Methods: Data from the 2010-2018 NHIS were linked to mortality data from the National Death Index through 2019.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2020.

Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to overall mortality and the lowering of life expectancy in the United States (1-4). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update statistics on deaths from drug overdose in the United States, showing rates by demographic group and by specific types of drugs involved (such as opioids or stimulants), with a focus on changes from 2019 to 2020.

Evaluating the cause-of-death information needed for estimating the burden of injury mortality: United States, 2019.

Objectives-This study evaluated the quality of the causeof-death information on death certificates for injury deaths, by determining the percentage of deaths for which the underlying cause was a nonspecific injury mechanism.

Urban-rural Differences in Unintentional Injury Death Rates Among Children Aged 0-17 Years: United States, 2018-2019.

Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among children aged 0-17 years (1). In 2018-2019, 14% of children in the United States aged 0-17 years resided in rural areas but accounted 24% of all childhood injury deaths (1). Urban-rural differences in injury mortality have been associated with a variety of factors, including differences in types of activities, use of safety equipment, practice of safety-related behaviors, built environments, and access to care (2-9).

A Revised ICD-10-CM Surveillance Case Definition for Injury-related Emergency Department Visits.

Background-Administrative data from medical claims are often used for injury surveillance. Effective October 1, 2015, hospitals covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act were required to use the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) to report medical information in administrative data. In 2017, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) published a proposed ICD-10-CM surveillance case definition for injuryrelated emergency department (ED) visits.