Understanding the factors associated with where people who use opioids live, where their
fatal overdoses occur, and where deaths are recorded can improve our knowledge of local …

Background Death certificate data provide powerful and sobering records of the opioid
overdose crisis. In Massachusetts, where address-level decedent data are publicly available …

The current opioid epidemic continues to challenge us in new and potentially troubling
ways. For example, research today finds more overdose deaths occurring in rural, rather …

Opioid use disorder is a serious public health crisis in the United States. Manifestations such
as opioid overdose events (OOEs) vary within and across communities and there is growing …

Background Opioid misuse and deaths are increasing in the United States. In 2017, Ohio
had the second highest overdose rates in the US, with the city of Cincinnati experiencing a …

Objective Examine differences in neighborhood characteristics and services between
overdose hotspot and non-hotspot neighborhoods and identify neighborhood-level …

As the opioid epidemic continues to worsen throughout the United States, researchers and
practitioners require additional tools to help in efforts to address use and prevent overdose …

The opioid crisis has resulted in unprecedented rates of overdose, yet much remains
unknown about the locational and contextual attributes of overdose events. This study aimed …

Background Elements of the physical environment have been shown to influence health
behaviors including drug use and overdose mortality. Throughout the opioid epidemic in the …

To provide data that can guide community-targeted practices, policies, and interventions in
urban metropolitan areas, we used geospatial analysis to examine the community-level …