Relative importance of socioecological domains to predicting opioid-involved mortality.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The opioid crisis in the United States is a complex issue with interconnected factors that lead to opioid misuse and opioid-involved mortality. This study assessed the relative importance of different risk factor domains in predicting fatal opioid-involved mortality that occurred after hospital encounters involving opioids.

Authors

  • Joshua C Black
    Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
  • Annika M Czizik
    Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado, United States of America.