Understanding the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Urban Iowa

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Highlights findings from an analysis of the opioid epidemic in Iowa. Covers data and statistics comparing opioid death rates in Iowa to surrounding states; opioid-use deaths in metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural Iowa and to the U.S. population; and opioid deaths by cause, such as prescription or synthetic opioids, and rurality. Analyzes other factors related to opioid-use deaths such as demographics, employment, income, and civic participation.

David J. Peters, Peter Miller, Andrew Hochstetler

01/2019

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Illicit drug use · Mortality · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Iowa