Mandatory Reporting of Fatal and Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses in a Rural Public Health Department

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Describes a mandatory reporting initiative in rural Clallam County, Washington of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses. Offers data on reported cases from 2016-2017 including age, gender, participation in syringe exchanges, overdose characteristics, and public health services provided per case.

Christopher J. Frank, Siri E. Kushner, David A. Doran, Jeanette Stehr-Green

American Journal of Public Health, 108(12), 1646-1648

12/2018

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Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Public health · Statistics and data · Washington