Question - What percent of opioid deaths also involve benzodiazepines, cocaine or methamphetamine in the form of co-use?
Answer - According to the cited reference “Benzodiazepines, cocaine, or methamphetamine were present in 63% of opioid deaths”; 34% cocaine, 33% benzodiazepines and 12% methamphetamine. (Gladden RM et al. Changes in Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths by Opioid Type and Presence of Benzodiazepines, Cocaine, and Methamphetamine — 25 States, July–December 2017 to January–June 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:737-744. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6834a2external icon.)
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