Linking Death Certificates, Postmortem Toxicology, and Prescription History Data for Better Identification of Populations at Increased Risk for Drug Intoxication Deaths

摘要

Objectives Our objective was to assess and improve the completeness of drug-related information, to evaluate the risk for drug intoxication deaths associated with specific drags among different demographic groups, and to show the benefit of multi-source surveillance to better target interventions and to inform policy evaluation, Methods This study linked death certificate, prescription drag monitoring program, and postmortem toxicology data for Kentucky residents aged >18 years who died from drag intoxication during 2013-2014.