RESEARCH REPORT

Opiates, cocaine and alcohol combinations in accidental drug overdose deaths in New York City, 1990-98

Phillip O. Coffin', Sandro Galea', Jennifer Ahern', Andrew C. Leon', David Vlahov' & Kenneth Tardiff
Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies, NewYork Academy of Medicine, NewYork,' and Department of PsychiatryWeill Medical College of Cornell University, NewYork, USA'
Correspondence to: Sandro Galea Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10029 USA Tel:+1 212 9872560 Fax: + 1 212 8 76 6220