Tropical Cyclone Exposure and Psychoactive Drug-Related Death Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Tropical cyclone exposure exacerbates substance use and mental and behavioral health vulnerabilities in affected communities, potentially contributing to increases in psychoactive drug-related deaths (including drug overdoses, alcohol-related deaths, and other substance-related disorders). Prior research has not evaluated this association in a national multidecadal study by cyclone strength and demographic subgroup.

Objective

To estimate the association between county-level tropical cyclone exposure and psychoactive drug-related death rates in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This case-control study used a bayesian conditional quasi-Poisson model to evaluate the association between county-level tropical cyclone exposure and monthly psychoactive dru

SUBMITTER: Spriggs R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12924108 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature