Trends in Fatal Opioid-Related Overdose in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, 1999-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Opioid-related overdose mortality rates have increased sharply in the U.S. over the past two decades, and inequities across racial and ethnic groups have been documented. Opioid-related overdose trends among American Indian and Alaska Natives require further quantification and assessment.

Methods

Observational, U.S. population-based registry data on opioid-related overdose mortality between 1999 and 2021 were extracted in 2023 using ICD-10 codes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research multiple cause of death file by race, Hispanic ethnicity, sex, and age. Segmented time series analyses were conducted to estimate opioid-related overdose mortality growth rates among the American Indian and Alas

SUBMITTER: Bauer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature