USA. Regional trends in overdose deaths reveal multiple opioid epidemics, according to new study
USA. Regional trends in overdose deaths reveal multiple opioid epidemics, according to new study
The United States is suffering from several different simultaneous opioid epidemics, rather than just a single crisis, according to an academic study of deaths caused by drug overdoses.
David Peters, an associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University, co-authored the study, which appeared in the academic journal Rural Sociology. Peters and his co-authors conducted a county-level analysis of death certificates from across the country that noted opioid overdoses as the cause of death. The study found regional differences in the kind of opioids that cause the most overdose deaths, and these differences should lead to policymakers considering varying strategies to address the epidemics, Peters said. (MedicalXpress, USA, 09.12.2019)
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