Notes from the Field: Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths with Kratom Detected --- 27 States, July 2016--December 2017

Published on April 11, 2019

Data on 27,340 overdose deaths revealed 0.56% of these decedents tested positive for kratom on postmortem toxicology.

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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentages of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Were Told in the Past 12 Months by a Doctor or Health Professional That They Had Sinusitis, by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin --- National Health Interview Survey, 2017

April 18, 2019
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