"Know your epidemic, know your response": Epidemiological assessment of the substance use disorder crisis in the United States.

ABSTRACT: The United States (U.S.) is currently experiencing a substance use disorders (SUD) crisis with an unprecedented magnitude. The objective of this study was to recognize and characterize the most vulnerable populations at high risk of SUD mortality in the U.S., and to identify the locations where these vulnerable population are located. We obtained the most recent available mortality data for the U.S. population aged 15-84 (2005-2017) from the Centers for Diseases and Prevention (CDC). Our analysis focused on the unintentional substance poisoning to estimate SUD mortality. We computed health-related comorbidities and socioeconomic association with the SUD distribution. We identified the most affected populations and conducted a geographical clustering analysis to identify places with increas

SUBMITTER: Hernandez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8153501 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature