[Pharmwaste] Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2007–2012 MMWR

[Edward Krisiunas]

Good day all:

Interesting data from the MMWR on

Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and
Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2007–2012

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6733a3.htm

Interesting highlights:

The analysis identified 57,810 drug overdose deaths within the study
population (1.4% of the 4,024,086 deaths). The majority of drug overdose
deaths were among persons who were male (61.8%), white (89.8%), and aged
45–54 years (30.1%) or 35–44 years (24.1%).¶¶ PMRs from drug overdose were
significantly above 1.00 for the following six occupation groups: 1)
construction (1.25); 2) extraction (1.16); 3) food preparation and serving
(1.11); 4) health care practitioners and technical (1.16); 5) health care
support (1.18); and 6) personal care and service (1.10) (Table 1
<https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6733a3.htm#T1_down>). PMRs from
drug overdose were also significantly elevated among deaths where the usual
occupation was unpaid/unemployed (1.10)***

Because the PMRs for all opioid types within the construction occupation
group were elevated, a subanalysis further examined opioid-related deaths
in this group. The analysis identified 7,402 drug overdose deaths among
persons aged ≥18 years within the construction occupation group. The
majority of decedents were male (96.7%), white (92.6%), and aged 45–54
years (30.4%) or 35–44 years (26.9%).

Regards,

Ed


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