Fatal overdoses among people with HIV experiencing nonfatal overdoses in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT: The breadth of the overdose crisis is underestimated because of a lack of quantifying nonfatal overdoses. We estimate the proportion of nonfatal overdoses among all people with HIV (PWH) in British Columbia, Canada, and the prevalence of fatal overdoses among people who had a nonfatal overdose, stratified by sex. A small proportion of PWH who experienced a nonfatal overdose subsequently died of a fatal overdose, signaling opportunities for crucial interventions and treatment to prevent overdose death.

SUBMITTER: Marziali ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781779 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature