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Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses
Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses
Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds.
A research team led by Brandon Marshall, an associate professor of epidemiology at Brown University's School of Public Health, found a 25 percent increase in fatal opioid overdoses after periods of freezing temperatures compared to days with an average temperature of 52 degrees. (medicalxpress.com, 17.06.2019)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-cold-weather-fatal-opioid-overdoses.html