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Estimating changes in overdose death rates from increasing methamphetamine supply in Ohio: Evidence from crime lab data

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: We investigate the relationship between the supply of methamphetamine and overdose death risk in Ohio. Ohio and the overall US have experienced a marked increase in overdose deaths from methamphetamine combined with fentanyl over the last ...
Daniel Rosenblum   +4 more
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Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine
Background Racial discrimination is associated with health disparities among Black Americans, a group that has experienced an increase in rates of fatal drug overdose.
O. Trent Hall   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Suicides Caused by Drug Overdose in the State of Maryland

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2015
Suicidal drug overdose is a major public health issue. In the United States, every year more than 33,000 people commit suicides. Our study focused on the characteristics of suicide victims in the state of Maryland.
Ling Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (CUES) in Philadelphia: A Constructive Proposal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper is a study about Philadelphia’s comprehensive user engagement sites (CUESs) as the authors address and examine issues related to the upcoming implementation of a CUES while seeking solutions for its disputed questions and plans. Beginning with
Clark, Peter   +12 more
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Death by Dealer: When Addicts Overdose, Should Dealers Be Charged with Murder? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The nation is currently in the throes of an epidemic of opiate addiction. More Americans now die from fatal opiate overdoses than from automobile accidents every year -- and the problem is especially pronounced in white suburban, exurban, and rural ...
Patrick Radden Keefe
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