2025
Spatial associations between alcohol detection in opioid overdose deaths and alcohol outlets
Viera A, Heimer R, Grau L. Spatial associations between alcohol detection in opioid overdose deaths and alcohol outlets. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 271: 112659. PMID: 40184870, PMCID: PMC12050193, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOff-premise alcohol outletsNearest alcohol outletAlcohol outletsOpioid overdose deathsSpatial distribution of alcohol outletsSubstance use patternsDistribution of alcohol outletsDensity of alcohol outletsOverdose deathsDepressive effects of opioidsAlcohol outlet densityEffects of opioidsCensus tract levelAssociated with increased oddsOverdose riskCentral nervous systemOutlet densityTract levelCensus tractsDepressant effectCommunity investmentOpioidSocial vulnerabilityAlcoholNervous system
2024
A place-based spatial analysis of racial inequities in overdose in St. Louis County Missouri, United States
Marotta P, Leach B, Hutson W, Caplan J, Lohmann B, Hughes C, Banks D, Roll S, Chun Y, Jabbari J, Ancona R, Mueller K, Cooper B, Anasti T, Dell N, Winograd R, Heimer R. A place-based spatial analysis of racial inequities in overdose in St. Louis County Missouri, United States. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2024, 134: 104611. PMID: 39488868, PMCID: PMC12128610, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk terrain modelingRelative risk valuesRelative risk scoreWhite decedentsHarm reduction strategiesHeightened overdose riskPolice departmentsBlack decedentsHousing AuthorityRacial inequalityOverdose riskRisk scoreSocial conditionsDecedentsOverdose dataForeclosureCounty Medical Examiner's OfficeMedical Examiner's Office
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