The Contributions of Socioeconomic and Opioid Supply Factors to Geographic Variation in U.S. Drug Mortality Rates

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Features a study on the geographic variation in opioid overdose mortality. Compares rates of drug mortality from 2000-2002 with 2014-2016 and looks at socioeconomic factors, as well as rural versus urban location.

Shannon M. Monnat

01/2019

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Institute for New Economic Thinking

Health disparities · Illicit drug use · Mortality · Poverty · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · White