Methods : Using records of United States deaths from 2001 to 2020, this study examined fatal overdoses among residents and visitors to U.S. metropolitan areas. Results : The findings revealed that the drug fatality levels of residents and visitors differed from one another in many cities. These...
Background:Rising opioid-related death rates have prompted reductions of opioid prescribing, yet limited data exist on population-level associations between opioid prescribing and opioid-related deaths. Objective:To evaluate population-level associations between five opioid prescribing measures and opioid-...
People incarcerated in jails are highly impacted by the opioid epidemic, and overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) is an effective strategy to reduce opioid overdose deaths. This study examines barriers and facilitators of fast-track OEND i
Welch explained that her family suffered a series of tragedies, including multiple deaths of immediate family members, that ultimately led to Welch relapsing. She said her drug use was a way for her to escape the pain of losing both her older brother and mother, but that it was where she ...
Its high potency, fast onset of action, and duration of the desired effect may be particularly important contributing factors to the higher risk of overdose deaths and social consequences9. Fentanyl has become a major contributor to cocaine-related fatal overdoses. The rate of fentanyl-related ...
1andopioid ODalone was responsible for about 70% of these deaths.2A leading mechanism of death in drug OD iscardiopulmonary arrestoccurring before arrival at hospital,3which has been estimated to affect as many as 500,000 people in the USA between 2004 and 2014.2Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
We conducted a geospatial analysis of overdose data from 2022 to 2023 provided by the St. Louis County Medical Examiner's Office to test whether drug-involved deaths were more likely to occur near 54 different place features using Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM). RTM was used to identify features...
Only studies written in English were considered. The search (up to 14 February 2023) was completed with no limitations on publication dates and no geographic restrictions. Participants Studies were required to include PWUD as participants.
Benzodiazepine-Involved Overdose Deaths in the USA: 2000–2019 Robert A Kleinman, MD1,2 and Roger D. Weiss, MD3,4 1Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and ...
Only studies written in English were considered. The search (up to 14 February 2023) was completed with no limitations on publication dates and no geographic restrictions. Participants Studies were required to include PWUD as participants.