Drug Overdose Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness, 2003 to 2018
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42676
Abstract: This cohort study describes the death rates and drug types involved in fatal drug overdoses in the past 15 years among individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston, Massachusetts. read more here.
Keywords: mortality among; drug overdose; overdose mortality; drug ... See more keywords
Association of Benzodiazepine Treatment for Sleep Disorders With Drug Overdose Risk Among Young People
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.43215
Abstract: Key Points Question Is benzodiazepine treatment for sleep, compared with alternative pharmacologic treatments (trazodone, hydroxyzine, and sedative-hypnotic Z-drugs), associated with increased risk of overdose among young people? Findings In this cohort study of 23 084 young… read more here.
Keywords: young people; benzodiazepine treatment; drug overdose; risk ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Increases in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in the US by Race and Ethnicity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0004
Abstract: Evaluation of Increases in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in the US by Race and Ethnicity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Drug overdose mortality rates have increased sharply in the US since the COVID-19 pandemic… read more here.
Keywords: race ethnicity; mortality rates; drug overdose; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
Living Alone and Drug Overdose Deaths in the US.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0596
Abstract: This cohort study examines the risk of drug overdose death in individuals who live alone. read more here.
Keywords: drug overdose; living alone; overdose deaths; drug ... See more keywords
The Contribution of Drug Overdose to Educational Gradients in Life Expectancy in the United States, 1992–2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0565-3
Abstract: Since the mid-1990s, the United States has witnessed a dramatic rise in drug overdose mortality. Educational gradients in life expectancy widened over the same period, and drug overdose likely plays a role in this widening,… read more here.
Keywords: educational gradients; gradients life; drug overdose; drug ... See more keywords
Differences and similarities between emergency department syndromic surveillance and hospital discharge data for nonfatal drug overdose.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.05.008
Abstract: PURPOSE Emergency department (ED) syndromic surveillance and hospital discharge data have been used to detect and monitor nonfatal drug overdose, yet few studies have assessed the differences and similarities between these two data sources. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; drug overdose; drug; nonfatal drug ... See more keywords
Primary Graft Dysfunction and Early Mortality in Heart Transplants from Drug Overdose Donors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.07.534
Abstract: Introduction Over the last two decades, there has been a 24-fold rise in solid organ donation due to drug overdose deaths. One-year survival in recipients of a heart transplant from a drug overdose donor (DOD)… read more here.
Keywords: heart; drug overdose; heart transplants; dod ... See more keywords
The leading neighborhood-level predictors of drug overdose: A mixed machine learning and spatial approach.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109143
Abstract: BACKGROUND Drug overdose is a leading cause of unintentional death in the United States and has contributed significantly to a decline in life expectancy during recent years. To combat this health issue, this study aims… read more here.
Keywords: drug overdose; drug; model; level predictors ... See more keywords
Applying network analysis to investigate substance use symptoms associated with drug overdose.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109408
Abstract: BACKGROUND Drug overdose deaths have been increasing over the last several decades. While single substance classes, such as opioids, have been implicated in this rise, less is known about the contributions of polysubstance use (PSU)… read more here.
Keywords: substance use; drug overdose; network; drug ... See more keywords
Drug overdose death rates and criminal sentencing of federal drug offenders in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101798
Abstract: Abstract The rate of drug overdose deaths has increased substantially in the United States in the past two decades. However, limited research has examined how the criminal justice system is responding to this growing epidemic.… read more here.
Keywords: drug; drug overdose; rates criminal; united states ... See more keywords
The relationship between drug use settings, roles in the drug economy, and witnessing a drug overdose in Baltimore, Maryland.
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DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2018.1439801
Abstract: BACKGROUND There has been a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths in the United States. In the current study, the authors examined factors associated with witnessing a drug overdose. METHODS A sample of 450 substance… read more here.
Keywords: heroin; baltimore maryland; drug; drug overdose ... See more keywords