Neighborhood matters for fentanyl-involved overdose deaths

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Fentanyl overdoses cluster geographically more than non-fentanyl overdoses, according to a Columbia study, and are concentrated in resource deprived neighborhoods over and above what data show for opioid and polydrug overdoses. This is one of few studies to examine the local geographic distribution of drug overdoses and associated neighborhood-level risk factors. The researchers examined geographic trends in the distribution of fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in Cook County, Ill, the second most populous county in the US.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news