Risk factors for persistent fatal opioid-involved overdose clusters in Massachusetts 2011-2021: a spatial statistical analysis with socio-economic, accessibility, and prescription factors

• Main Authors: Sumeeta Srinivasan (Author), Jennifer Pustz (Author), Elizabeth Marsh (Author), Leonard D. Young (Author), Thomas J. Stopka (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Fatal opioid-involved overdose rates increased precipitously from 5.0 per 100,000 population to 33.5 in Massachusetts between 1999 and 2022. Methods We used spatial rate smoothing techniques to identify persistent opioid overdose-involved fatality clusters at the ZIP Code Tabulat...