… While we estimate that the OPERA cohort captures 40%–50% of PO use in the province,
it is … use among opioid-related drug overdose cases in British Columbia, Canada, 2015-2016. …

… by the Provincial Health Officer, facilitated the formation of the Provincial Overdose Cohort.
This … Other possible confounders include drug use characteristics such as injecting drug use. …

… Within this context, we developed the provincial cohort of … We also present key features of
the databases in Supplementary … opioid overdose public health emergency in British Columbia…

… Provincial Overdose Cohort. This database provides information about people who have
experienced opioid overdoses to inform policy and intervention developments… characteristics of …

… We conducted descriptive analyses of individual and visit characteristics at the time of the
index … In this study, we used the Provincial Overdose Cohort to analyze and compare 12-month …

… in British Columbia, Canada. We used the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort to quantify reporting
of overdose … their datasets to develop similar comprehensive overdose event records. …

… of fatal overdose per event from all cases captured by the overdose … In Canada, the province
of British Columbia (BC) … The datasets used from the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort were …

… using the BC Provincial Overdose Cohort definition and … More detailed information on inclusion
criteria and the development … Demographic, mental health, and overdose characteristics …

… First, we defined a provincial cohort of all individuals accessing health services in BC with
… of British Columbia as part of the response to the provincial opioid overdose public health …

… identified using the Provincial Overdose Cohort definition and … Demographic, mental health,
and overdose characteristics were … We do this by developing innovative software and high …