Rural‐Urban Trends in Opioid Overdose Discharges in Missouri Emergency Departments, 2012‐2016

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Study of opioid overdose cases treated by Missouri emergency departments from 2012-2016 that compares rural and urban rates. Analyzes billing data from the state's Patient Abstract System (PAS), including population information and type of opiate involved in the overdose over the data period. Discusses the role of non-heroin opioids in overdose rates and implications of observed trends for emergency departments.

Whitney Coffey, Andrew Hunter, Evan Mobley, Alana Vivolo-Kantor

Journal of Rural Health, 36(2), 177-186

04/2019

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Emergency department and urgent care services · Illicit drug use · Mortality · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Missouri