Educational Attainment and US Drug Overdose Deaths.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Educational attainment in the US is associated with life expectancy. As the opioid crisis worsens, it is critical to understand how overdose death rate trends evolve across education groups.

Objective

To investigate the association between educational attainment and overdose death rates, with emphasis on trends during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used National Vital Statistics System Mortality Multiple Cause-of-Death data describing overdose death rates in the US by educational attainment from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2021, with a focus on 2018 to 2021. Overdose deaths were aggregated by year and educational level for decedents aged 25 years or older.

Exposure

Educational attainment, cate

SUBMITTER: Powell D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature