According to the CDC, among patients who visit an emergency department (ED) for treatment of a nonfatal opioid overdose, those who die of a fatal drug overdose within a year are most likely to die from one caused by opioids.
“This study presents some patterns about dying from drug poisoning following a visit to the emergency department,” the study’s authors noted. “The key takeaway is that of those that do die of a drug overdose within a year, the majority of these deaths