Over the last decade, New York State has experienced one of the greatest increases in
opioid overdose deaths in the United States, particularly from heroin and synthetic opioids …

Abstract Background and Aims In the United States, the rate of drug overdose death has
more than tripled over the past two decades, a trend that is often attributed to changes in …

Background This study aims to assess the association of community social vulnerability and
community prescription opioid availability with individual non-fatal or fatal opioid overdose …

Objectives. We examined whether neighborhood social characteristics (income distribution
and family fragmentation) and physical characteristics (clean sidewalks and dilapidated …

Opioid related deaths are increasing dramatically in recent years, and opioid epidemic is
worsening in the United States. Combating opioid epidemic becomes a high priority for both …

Abstract Introduction In 2017, Ohio had the second highest rate of drug overdose deaths in
the United States. Current opioid related epidemiologic literature has begun to uncover the …

The opioid crisis has impacted many regions of the United States, transcending
socioeconomic, demographic, and political divides and leading to urgent calls for public …

Fatal drug overdose represents a significant public health threat in Philadelphia, but
substantial variation exists across its communities. This study uses negative binomial …

Introduction Opioid overdose deaths quintupled in Massachusetts between 2000 and 2016.
Potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing practices (PIP) are associated with increases in …

Purpose Opioid overdose death rates rose 36% from 2015 to 2016 in Missouri, indicating a
worsening of the opioid overdose epidemic. To better understand urban and rural …