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"Deaths of despair" over the business cycle: New estimates from a shift-share instrumental variables approach
This study presents new evidence of the effects of short-term economic fluctuations on suicide, fatal drug overdose, and alcohol-related mortality among working-age adults in the United States from 2003-2017. Using a shift-share instrumental variables approach, I find that a one percentage point increase in the aggregate employment rate decreases current-year non-drug suicides by 1.7 percent. These protective effects are concentrated among working-age men and likely reflect a combination of individual labor market experiences as well as the indirect effects of local economic growth. I find no consistent evidence that short...
Source: Economics and Human Biology - March 22, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Christopher Lowenstein Source Type: research

Jail Characteristics and Availability of Opioid Treatment Services: Results from a Nationally Representative Survey
AbstractThe current wave of the opioid epidemic has contributed to a record number of drug-related overdoses and a significant proportion of people who experience opioid use disorder are admitted to local jails. These correctional facilities serve as the principal entry point to the criminal justice system as nearly every person who is taken into custody is admitted to a local detention center. Although jails are recognized as primary intervention points for people who may require treatment for opioid use disorder, services in these facilities remain deficient. The absence of jail-based treatment has become a pressing conc...
Source: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research - March 22, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

State Medicaid Initiatives Targeting Substance Use Disorder in Criminal Legal Settings, 2021
Conclusions. In 2021, states' involvement in Medicaid SUD initiatives for criminal legal populations remained low. Increased adoption of Medicaid SUD initiatives across criminal legal settings is needed, especially knowing the high rate of overdose mortality among this group. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 21, 2024:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307604).PMID:38513172 | DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307604 (Source: American Journal of Public Health)
Source: American Journal of Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cashell D Lewis Christina Andrews Amanda J Abraham Melissa Westlake Faye S Taxman Colleen M Grogan Source Type: research

State Medicaid Initiatives Targeting Substance Use Disorder in Criminal Legal Settings, 2021
Conclusions. In 2021, states' involvement in Medicaid SUD initiatives for criminal legal populations remained low. Increased adoption of Medicaid SUD initiatives across criminal legal settings is needed, especially knowing the high rate of overdose mortality among this group. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 21, 2024:e1-e4. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307604).PMID:38513172 | DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2024.307604 (Source: Am J Public Health)
Source: Am J Public Health - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cashell D Lewis Christina Andrews Amanda J Abraham Melissa Westlake Faye S Taxman Colleen M Grogan Source Type: research