@article{ref1,
title="Rates of drug overdose deaths involving heroin, by selected age groups - United States, 2006-2015",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2017",
author="",
volume="65",
number="52",
pages="1497-1497",
abstract="The rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin increased slightly during 2006-2010 but more than tripled during 2010-2015 for all age groups shown. During 2010-2015, the rates increased from 1.2 to 3.8 per 100,000 for persons aged 15-24 years, from 2.2 to 9.7 for persons aged 25-34 years, from 1.6 to 7.4 for persons aged 35-44 years, from 1.4 to 5.6 for persons aged 45-54 years, and from 0.7 to 3.4 for persons aged 55-64 years. In 2015, the rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin was highest for persons aged 25-34.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm6552a12",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6552a12"
}