Estimated Reductions in Opioid Overdose Deaths With Sustainment of Public Health Interventions in 4 US States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In 2021, more than 80 000 US residents died from an opioid overdose. Public health intervention initiatives, such as the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEALing) Communities Study (HCS), are being launched with the goal of reducing opioid-related overdose deaths (OODs).

Objective

To estimate the change in the projected number of OODs under different scenarios of the duration of sustainment of interventions, compared with the status quo.

Design, setting, and participants

This decision analytical model simulated the opioid epidemic in the 4 states participating in the HCS (ie, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio) from 2020 to 2026. Participants were a simulated population transitioning from opioid misuse to opioid use disorder (OUD), overdose, tre

SUBMITTER: Chhatwal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10257094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature