JOURNAL OF THE LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
The majority (64%) of overdose victims were male, with 79% of heroin overdoses being in males. The average age of male heroin overdoses was 35 years and for female heroin overdoses was also 35 years old. The average age for male non-heroin overdoses was 38 years old and for
female non-heroin overdoses was 45 years. The 40-55 year-old cohort was responsible for the majority (more than 60%) of non-heroin overdoses in females (Figures 1 & 2).
Figure 1: Population pyramid for heroin involved overdoses from 2013-2016.
Figure 2: Population pyramid for non-heroin involved overdoses from 2013-2016.
104 La State Med Soc VOL 170 JULY/AUG 2018
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