Increases in Poisoning and Methadone-Related Deaths: United States, 1999-2005
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/poisoning/poisoning.htm
Poisoning is now the second leading cause of injury death in the U.S, after surpassing firearms fatalities in 2004. The vast majority of poisoning deaths are due to unintentional drug overdoses. Provides data on trends in poisoning and methodone death rates. From the National Center for Health Statistics.