Epidemiological and geospatial profile of the prescription opioid crisis in Ohio, United States
Epidemiological and geospatial profile of the prescription opioid crisis in Ohio, United States
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DOI：
10.1038/s41598-020-61281-y
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发表时间：
2020-03-09
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Cuadros, Diego F.
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作者：
Hernandez, Andres;Branscum, Adam J.;Cuadros, Diego F.
美国阿片类药物流行导致死亡率空前上升的根本原因尚未完全揭开。大多数努力都集中在针对阿片类药物，但关于阿片类药物滥用和死亡高风险的弱势群体的信息很少。在这项研究中，我们使用俄亥俄州卫生部 2010-2017 年处方阿片类药物导致的死亡数据来分析阿片类药物过量流行的时空动态。我们的结果显示，30-39 岁的白人男性人群中处方阿片类药物死亡率迅速上升，但黑人男性人群中的处方阿片类药物死亡率也大幅上升，并呈指数增长趋势。我们的地理空间分析表明，俄亥俄州阿片类药物过量流行率的上升是由流行热点地区推动的。我们的研究结果强调了优先考虑针对特定地点和弱势群体的公共卫生措施以缓解当前阿片类药物危机的重要性。
The underlying reasons behind the unprecedented increase of the mortality rates due to the opioid epidemics in the United States are still not fully uncovered. Most efforts have been focused on targeting opioids, but there is little information about vulnerable populations at high risk of opioid abuse and death. In this study, we used data from the Ohio Department of Health for deaths caused by prescription opioids from 2010-2017 to analyze the spatiotemporal dynamics of the opioid overdose epidemic. Our results showed a rapid increase in prescription opioid death rates among the white male population aged 30-39 but also a considerable increase among the black male population with an exponential growth trend. Our geospatial analysis suggests that the increasing rates of the opioid overdose epidemic in Ohio were driven by the epidemic hotspot areas. Our findings highlight the relevance of prioritizing public health measures targeting specific locations and vulnerable populations to mitigate the current opioids crisis.