The Opioid Epidemic

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
Rachel Knight
Keyword(s):  
Opioid Epidemic

The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Blanco ◽  
Mir M. Ali ◽  
Aaron Beswick ◽  
Karen Drexler ◽  
Cheri Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Special Populations ◽  
Opioid Epidemic

Commercial Fishing as an Occupational Determinant of Opioid Overdoses and Deaths of Despair in Two Massachusetts Fishing Ports, 2000–2014

2021 ◽  
pp. 104829112110234
Author(s):  
Scott Fulmer ◽  
Shruti Jain ◽  
David Kriebel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Death Certificate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Death Certificate Data ◽  
Deaths Of Despair

The opioid epidemic has had disproportionate effects across various sectors of the population, differentially impacting various occupations. Commercial fishing has among the highest rates of occupational fatalities in the United States. This study used death certificate data from two Massachusetts fishing ports to calculate proportionate mortality ratios of fatal opioid overdose as a cause of death in commercial fishing. Statistically significant proportionate mortality ratios revealed that commercial fishermen were greater than four times more likely to die from opioid poisoning than nonfishermen living in the same fishing ports. These important quantitative findings suggest opioid overdoses, and deaths to diseases of despair in general, deserve further study in prevention, particularly among those employed in commercial fishing.

scholarly journals The role of law enforcement officers in responding to the opioid epidemic: A qualitative assessment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Erika Pike ◽  
Martha Tillson ◽  
Michele Staton ◽  
J. Matthew Webster
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Opioid Epidemic
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