The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases

David A. McGranahan and Timothy S. Parker

No 310390, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: The United States is experiencing a drug overdose mortality epidemic marked by the introduction and spread of opioids across rural and urban areas. The epidemic’s effect on adults of prime working age (ages 25-54) has been substantial, with the mortality from drug overdoses more than tripling between 1999 and 2018—from 11.3 to 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2021-03-31
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310390

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