Exploring county-level spatio-temporal patterns in opioid overdose related emergency department visits.

ABSTRACT: Opioid overdoses within the United States continue to rise and have been negatively impacting the social and economic status of the country. In order to effectively allocate resources and identify policy solutions to reduce the number of overdoses, it is important to understand the geographical differences in opioid overdose rates and their causes. In this study, we utilized data on emergency department opioid overdose (EDOOD) visits to explore the county-level spatio-temporal distribution of opioid overdose rates within the state of Virginia and their association with aggregate socio-ecological factors. The analyses were performed using a combination of techniques including Moran's I and multilevel modeling. Using data from 2016-2021, we found that Virginia counties had notable difference

SUBMITTER: Acharya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9803238 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature