Behavioural economic accounts of addiction conceptualize harmful drug use as an operant
reinforcer pathology, emphasizing that a drug is consumed because of overvaluation of …

Background: There is a lack of consensus on the social determinants of Deaths of Despair
(DoD), ie, an increase in mortality attributed to drug overdose, alcohol-related liver disease …

A history of COVID-19 and the sociopolitical crises that led to the 2020 global pandemic The
COVID-19 pandemic shocked the world. It shouldn't have. Since this century's turn …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for
society, affecting those already subject to unacceptable health inequalities and resulting in …

Importance Life expectancy has decreased in the US, driven largely by increases in drug
poisoning, suicide, and alcohol-induced deaths. Assessing whether patterns of these …

Background As the emergency department (ED) has evolved into the de-facto site of care for
a variety of substance use disorder (SUD) presentations, trends in ED utilization are an …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, US populations have experienced elevated rates of
financial and psychological distress that could lead to increases in suicide rates. Rapid …

Importance Diseases of despair (ie, mortality or morbidity from suicidality, drug abuse, and
alcoholism) were first characterized as increasing in rural White working-class populations …

Economic insecurity has grown in the United States since the 1970s impacting all segments
of the working-class, including previously insulated sub-groups such as non-Hispanic …

Background: Overdose deaths increased exponentially in the United States to be the
leading cause of adult injury deaths, and declining economic opportunity may contribute. To …