Socioeconomic inequalities and Black/White disparities in US cocaine-involved overdose mortality risk
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02255-5
Abstract: This study examined whether socioeconomic inequalities account for Black/White disparities in: (a) the prevalence of potential risk factors for overdose among adults using cocaine; and (b) national mortality rates for cocaine-involved overdose. Data from 2162… read more here.
Keywords: cocaine involved; involved overdose; mortality; cocaine use ... See more keywords
Naloxone administration among opioid-involved overdose deaths in 38 United States jurisdictions in the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System, 2019.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109467
Abstract: BACKGROUND The majority of drug overdose deaths in the United States involve opioids, and synthetic opioid-involved overdose death rates are increasing. Naloxone is a key prevention strategy yet estimates of its administration are limited. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: administration; naloxone administration; overdose deaths; drug ... See more keywords
African Americans now Outpace Whites in Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths: A Comparison of Temporal Trends from 1999-2018.
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DOI: 10.1111/add.15233
Abstract: AIMS To estimate racial differences in rates of opioid-involved overdose deaths (OOD) between Whites and African Americans in the U.S. from 1999 to 2018 to (1) identify racial variation in the temporal trends of OOD… read more here.
Keywords: opioid involved; 1999 2018; ood; african americans ... See more keywords