Association of Medicaid Expansion With Opioid Overdose Mortality in the United States
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19066
Abstract: This serial cross-sectional study examines whether US state Medicaid expansion is associated with county-level counts of opioid overdose deaths. read more here.
Keywords: medicaid expansion; opioid overdose; expansion opioid; overdose mortality ... See more keywords
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
Analysis of Urine Drug Test Results From Substance Use Disorder Treatment Practices and Overdose Mortality Rates, 2013-2020
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.15425
Abstract: Key Points Question Do urine drug test (UDT) results correlate with overdose mortality rates? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 500 000 unique urine specimens collected from substance use disorder treatment practices, UDT results for… read more here.
Keywords: mortality rates; urine drug; overdose mortality; drug test ... 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
Beyond the walls: Risk factors for overdose mortality following release from the Philadelphia Department of Prisons.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.04.034
Abstract: BACKGROUND High overdose mortality after release from state prison systems is well documented; however, little is known about overdose mortality following release from local criminal justice systems (CJS). The purpose of this study was to… read more here.
Keywords: following release; risk; mortality; overdose mortality ... See more keywords
Drug overdose mortality among residents of single room occupancy buildings in San Francisco, California, 2010-2017.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107571
Abstract: BACKGROUND Single room occupancy (SRO) buildings, also known as residential hotels, are a form of affordable housing common to cities in North America, and residents of these buildings face elevated rates of substance use, physical… read more here.
Keywords: mortality among; sro buildings; mortality; drug ... See more keywords
Medicaid expansion and drug overdose mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109340
Abstract: Background The COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in the delivery of health services, which may have adversely affected access to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services. Medicaid expansion has been previously associated with increased access to… read more here.
Keywords: medicaid expansion; overdose deaths; drug; overdose mortality ... See more keywords
Growing racial/ethnic disparities in overdose mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in California
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106845
Abstract: As overdose mortality is spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic, few race/ethnicity-stratified trends are available. This is of particular concern as overdose mortality was increasing most rapidly in Black and Latinx communities prior to the pandemic.… read more here.
Keywords: mortality; overdose mortality; racial ethnic; growing racial ... See more keywords
Invited Commentary: Toward a Better Understanding of Disparities in Overdose Mortality
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac053
Abstract: Abstract The United States has been in the grip of an epidemic of drug overdose mortality for the past few decades, and deaths from drug overdose increased dramatically during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Townsend… read more here.
Keywords: ethnic minorities; drug overdose; racial ethnic; overdose mortality ... See more keywords
Excess overdose mortality immediately following transfer of patients and their care as well as after cessation of opioid substitution therapy
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DOI: 10.1111/add.14114
Abstract: AIMS To investigate clustering of all-cause and overdose deaths after a transfer of patients and their care to alternative treatment provider and after the end of opioid substitution therapy (OST) in opioid-dependent individuals in specialist… read more here.
Keywords: opioid substitution; substitution therapy; treatment; mortality ... See more keywords
Surveillance, Self-Governance, and Mortality: The Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on U.S. Overdose Mortality, 2000-2016.
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DOI: 10.1177/00221465211067209
Abstract: Policy mechanisms shaping population health take numerous forms, from behavioral prohibitions to mandates for action to surveillance. Rising drug overdoses undermined the state's ability to promote population-level health. Using the case of prescription drug monitoring… read more here.
Keywords: overdose mortality; surveillance; prescription drug; mortality ... See more keywords