Fatal opioid overdoses in the U.S. declined more than reported between 2017 and 2018

Conclusions: Our models suggest that opioid overdose-related mortality declined from 2017 to 2018 at a higher rate than reported (7.0% versus than the reported 2.0%), potentially indicating that clinical efforts and federal, state, and local government policies designed to control the epidemic have been effective in most states. Our local area estimates can be used by researchers, policy-makers and public health officials to assess effectiveness of state policies and interventions in smaller jurisdictions implemented in response to the crisis.PMID:34107224 | DOI:10.1080/00952990.2021.1929273

Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse - June 9, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrew Boslett Alina Denham Elaine Hill Source Type: research