Errata: Vol. 64, No. 14

In the report, "Poisoning Deaths Involving Opioid Analgesics — New York State, 2003–2012," multiple errors occurred.

On page 377, the third paragraph should read as follows: "From 2003 to 2012, the number of deaths with drug poisoning as an underlying cause increased from 1,382 to 1,876. During the same period, deaths involving opioid analgesics increased from 335 in 2003 to 883 in 2012 (Table). In addition, non-opioid analgesic drug poisonings that involved an unspecified drug, for which opioid analgesics might account partially, ranged from 204 deaths in 2010 to 294 in 2008. Over this period, the percentage of drug deaths that involved opioid analgesics increased from 24.2% in 2003 to 47.1% in 2012, reaching a high of 54.0% in 2010."

The last two sentences of the fourth paragraph should read as follows: "Rate ratios (RRs) comparing death rates between 2003 and 2012 (Table) indicate that, despite having the lowest overall rates, the highest rate of increase in deaths involving opioid analgesics was among those under 15 years of age (RR = 3.7), followed by those 65–84 years of age (RR = 3.6). Whites, females, and those residing outside of NYC also showed higher rates of increase in opioid analgesic–related mortality (RR = 2.8, 2.9, and 3.9, respectively)."

The second sentence of the fifth paragraph should read as follows: "Deaths per 100,000 among all New York state residents not enrolled in Medicaid increased from 1.18 in 2003 to 2.82 in 2012, while among Medicaid enrollees, the rates increased from 3.48 in 2003 to 8.31 over the same period."

On page 379, the last sentence of the first paragraph should read as follows: "Consistent with the national trend (5), the rate of increase, as indicated by the rate ratios, is slightly higher in New York state among women than among men (RR = 2.9 and 2.4, respectively)."

It is stated in several places in the report that rates of opioid analgesic–related mortality in New York state were consistently higher among residents who lived outside New York City (NYC). After correction of certain data, it was found that these rates were higher among those residing outside of NYC during 2007–2012, but the rates were lower among those residing outside of NYC during 2003–2006.

On page 378, in the Table "Number and crude death rates for poisonings involving opioid analgesics, by year and demographic characteristics — New York state, 2003–2012," correction of certain data also resulted in numerous incorrect values. The corrected Table is as follows: