Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Fatal Opioid Overdoses in the United States: Findings from the Mortality Disparities in American Communities Study (MDAC)
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Description
Highlights a study that correlates demographic and socioeconomic status with opioid overdose fatalities. Draws data from the Mortality Disparities in American Community Study (MDAC) and compares results by rural/nonrural residence, employment, and educational attainment, among other measures.
Author(s)
Sean F. Altekruse, Candace M. Cosgrove, William C. Altekruse, Richard A. Jenkins, Carlos Blanco
Citation
PLoS One, 15(1)
Date
01/2020
Tagged as
Educational attainment
· Employment and unemployment
· Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· People with disabilities
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data