Sociodemographic factors and social determinants associated with toxicology confirmed polysubstance opioid-related deaths.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

While prescribed and illicit opioid use are primary drivers of the national surges in overdose deaths, opioid overdose deaths in which stimulants are also present are increasing in the U.S. We determined the social determinants and sociodemographic factors associated with opioid-only versus polysubstance opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts. Particular attention was focused on the role of stimulants in opioid overdose deaths.

Methods

We analyzed all opioid-related overdose deaths from 2014 to 2015 in an individually-linked population database in Massachusetts. We used linked postmortem toxicology data to identify drugs present at the time of death. We constructed a multinomial logistic regression model to identify factors associated with three mutually

SUBMITTER: Barocas JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588486 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature