Drug-related deaths among housed and homeless individuals in the UK and the USA: comparative retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The UK and USA currently report their highest number of drug-related deaths since records began, with higher rates among individuals experiencing homelessness.

Aims

Given that overdose prevention in homeless populations may require unique strategies, we evaluated whether substances implicated in death differed between (a) housed decedents and those experiencing homelessness and (b) between US and UK homeless populations.

Method

We conducted an internationally comparative retrospective cohort study utilising multilevel multinomial regression modelling of coronial/medical examiner-verified drug-related deaths from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021. UK data were available for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; US data were collated from eight county jurisdi

SUBMITTER: Roberts E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10727910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature