Deciphering Suicide and Other Manners of Death Associated with Drug Intoxication: A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Consultation Meeting Summary

July 07, 2017

News Type:  Weekly Spark, Weekly Spark Announcement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a summary of its meeting on drug intoxication deaths as they relate to suicide and other manners of death. Published in the American Journal of Public Health, the summary discusses multiple factors affecting manner of drug classification and potential solutions to classification barriers. The abstract is available here.