Opioid use disorder prevalence in 57 New York counties from 2017 to 2019: A Bayesian evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prevalence estimates of opioid use disorder (OUD) at local levels are critical for public health planning and surveillance, yet largely unavailable across the US especially at the local county level.

Methods

We used a Bayesian evidence synthesis approach to estimate the prevalence of OUD for 57 counties across New York State for 2017-2019 and compare rates of OUD across counties as well as assess the extent of undiagnosed OUD. We developed a generative model to assess conditional probabilistic relations between different subgroups of the OUD population defined by diagnosis, treatment, and overdose fatality.

Results

Average OUD prevalence from 2017 to 2019 ranged from 2.4 % (Westchester County) to 8.3 % (Sullivan County). Overall OUD prevalence estimates w

SUBMITTER: Zheng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11977300 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature