[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid overdose deaths: a spatiotemporal analysis
The effects of the opioid crisis have varied across diverse and socioeconomically defined
urban communities, due in part to widening health disparities. The onset of the COVID-19 …
urban communities, due in part to widening health disparities. The onset of the COVID-19 …
Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2022
RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …
Increasing overdose deaths among Black Americans: a review of the literature
JB Gibbons, SJ Harris, KT Solomon… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
In 2020, opioid overdose fatalities among Black Americans surpassed those among White
Americans for the first time in US history. This Review analyses the academic literature on …
Americans for the first time in US history. This Review analyses the academic literature on …
[HTML][HTML] Notes from the field: xylazine-related deaths—Cook County, Illinois, 2017–2021
N Chhabra - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
Xylazine, an alpha-2 receptor agonist, is used in veterinary medicine as a sedative and
muscle relaxant; it is not approved for use in humans. However, reports of adulteration of …
muscle relaxant; it is not approved for use in humans. However, reports of adulteration of …
Xylazine-involved fatal overdoses and localized geographic clustering: Cook County, IL, 2019–2022
Background Xylazine, a veterinary analgesic sedative, is circulating in the illicit drug markets
of at least 23 states including Illinois. We conducted a geographic analysis to better identify …
of at least 23 states including Illinois. We conducted a geographic analysis to better identify …
Drug overdoses, geographic trajectories, and the influence of built environment and neighborhood characteristics
Much research has analyzed the spatial patterns of drug overdose events and identified
features of the environment associated with heightened overdose levels. Generally absent …
features of the environment associated with heightened overdose levels. Generally absent …
[HTML][HTML] Examining opioid overdose deaths across communities defined by racial composition: a multiscale geographically weighted regression approach
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 …
urban metropolitan areas, we used geospatial analysis to examine the community-level …
[HTML][HTML] Opioid treatment deserts: concept development and application in a US Midwestern urban county
Objectives An Opioid Treatment Desert is an area with limited accessibility to medication-
assisted treatment and recovery facilities for Opioid Use Disorder. We explored the concept …
assisted treatment and recovery facilities for Opioid Use Disorder. We explored the concept …
Geographic information science and the United States opioid overdose crisis: A scoping review of methods, scales, and application areas
Abstract Background The Opioid Overdose Crisis (OOC) continues to generate morbidity
and mortality in the United States, outpacing other prominent accident-related reasons …
and mortality in the United States, outpacing other prominent accident-related reasons …
Examining Increasing Racial Inequities in Opioid Overdose Deaths: a Spatiotemporal Analysis of Black and White Decedents in St. Louis, Missouri, 2011–2021
The third wave of the opioid overdose crisis—defined by the proliferation of illicit fentanyl
and its analogs—has not only led to record numbers of overdose deaths but also to …
and its analogs—has not only led to record numbers of overdose deaths but also to …