The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases

David McGranahan and Timothy Parker

No 327197, Economic Research Report from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

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: Health; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 2021-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.327197

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