Social Determinants of Health and County Population Rates of Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits, 2016
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Description
Examines characteristics of U.S. counties, comparing counties with high and low rates of opioid-related inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits among patients 15 years and older. Includes data for metro, rural adjacent to metro, and rural remote counties, as well as by urban-rural location and poverty rate.
Author(s)
Pamela L. Owens, Audrey J. Weiss, Marguerite L. Barrett, Lawrence D. Reid
Date
06/2020
Organization
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Tagged as
Emergency department and urgent care services
· Illicit drug use
· Inpatient care
· Poverty
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Social determinants of health
· Statistics and data