Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Trends in Combined Stimulant/Opioid Overdoses, 2007-2019.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, combined stimulant/opioid overdose mortality has risen dramatically over the last decade. These increases may particularly affect non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic populations. We used death certificate data from the US National Center for Health Statistics (2007-2019) to compare state-level trends in overdose mortality due to opioids in combination with 1) cocaine and 2) methamphetamine and other stimulants (MOS) across racial/ethnic groups (non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic Asian American/Pacific Islander). To avoid unstable estimates from small samples, we employed principles of small area estimation and a Bayesian hierarchical model, enabling information-sharing across groups. Black Americans experienced severe and worsening mortalit

SUBMITTER: Townsend T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9077116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature