MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004 Mar 26;53(11):233-8.
During 1990-2001, the death rate from poisoning in the United States increased 56%, from 5.0 per 100,000 population in 1990 to 7.8 in 2001. In 2001, of 22,242 poisoning deaths, 14,078 (63%) were unintentional. To describe trends in poisoning deaths, state health professionals in 11 states analyzed vital statistics data for 1990-2001. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that increases in state death rates from unintentional and undetermined poisonings varied, but increased by an average of 145%; a total of 89% of poisonings involved drugs and other biologic substances. State public health professionals can use local, state, and national surveillance data to monitor trends in drug misuse and to develop effective interventions that can reduce deaths from drug overdoses.
1990年至2001年期间，美国中毒死亡率上升了56%，从1990年的每10万人中有5.0人死亡增至2001年的7.8人。2001年，在22242例中毒死亡病例中，14078例（63%）为非故意中毒。为描述中毒死亡的趋势，11个州的卫生专业人员分析了1990年至2001年的重要统计数据。本报告总结了该分析结果，结果表明，各州非故意中毒和不明中毒死亡率的上升幅度各不相同，但平均上升了145%；共有89%的中毒涉及药物和其他生物物质。州公共卫生专业人员可以利用地方、州和国家监测数据来监测药物滥用趋势，并制定有效的干预措施，以减少药物过量致死人数。
