Reduce drug-induced deaths. Better than the best. Data have not been analyzed. Data are not collected.
Data are statistically unreliable.
Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population. New data for population groups will be added when available. Causes of drug-induced deaths include drug psychosis, drug dependence, suicide, and intentional and accidental poisoning that result from illicit drug use. Declining initiation, number of cases, and intensity of drug abuse should be reflected in fewer drug-induced deaths. However, the prevention of suicide, accidental poisoning, and fatal interaction among medications contributes to changes in the statistics measured in this objective.