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2. Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island: January 1, 2016-July 31, 2020.

Author

HALLOWELL, BENJAMIN D., WEIDELE, HEIDI R., and SCAGOS, RACHEL P.

Subjects
*DRUG overdose, *COCAINE-induced disorders, *DRUG prescription laws, *SEROTONIN syndrome, *COMMUNITY health workers, *OPIOID abuse, *COVID-19 pandemic, *MEDICAL societies
Abstract

The article presents a study of accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island from January 1, 2016 to July 31, 2020, with an aim to develop informed and targeted interventions to prevent deaths in the future. Also cited are the strategies adopted by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) to prevent drug-related harms, and the class of drugs that caused deaths like opioids, cocaine, and alcohol.

Published
2020

3. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths – Rhode Island, 2016–2020.

Author

SHIN, JAEJOON, HALLOWELL, BENJAMIN D., and SCAGOS, RACHEL P.

Subjects
*DRUG overdose, *RACIAL inequality, *DRUG utilization, *TOXICITY testing, *OPIOID abuse, *DRUG prescription laws, *COCAINE-induced disorders
Abstract

The article focuses on accidental drug overdose deaths increased by over 30% in the U.S., with over 93,000 predicted deaths, while accidental drug overdose deaths have declined from 2016 to 2019 in Rhode Island. Topics include Rhode Island mirrored national trends and the number of accidental drug overdose deaths increased by 25%, and the provisional demographics data shows that drug overdose deaths in 2020 increased across all age and race/ethnicity groups when compared to 2019.

Published
2021

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