The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Overdose Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural‐Urban Continuum

The rapid increase of fatal opioid overdoses over the past two decades is a major U.S. public health problem, especially in non‐metropolitan communities. The crisis has transitioned from pharmaceuticals to illicit synthetic opioids and street mixtures, especially in urban areas. Using latent profile...

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Published inRural sociology Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 589 - 622
Main Authors Peters, David J., Monnat, Shannon M., Hochstetler, Andrew L., Berg, Mark T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2020
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