A scoping review of law enforcement drug seizures and overdose mortality in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leveraging law enforcement drug seizure data to better respond to the overdose crisis requires an understanding of available evidence and knowledge gaps regarding relationships between drug seizures and overdose mortality.

Objective

This scoping review summarized peer-reviewed literature on associations between law enforcement drug seizures and drug-related mortality in the United States (US) in the era of illicitly-manufactured fentanyl, comparing study data sources, measures, methodologies, settings, and findings.

Methods

We identified 388 non-duplicate records from three online databases searched on May 23, 2023. After title/abstract and full-text screening by two independent reviewers, 14 studies met the criteria for inclusion. The included studies test

SUBMITTER: Cano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10942655 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature