Using medical examiner case narratives to improve opioid overdose surveillance
Current opioid overdose mortality surveillance methods do not capture the complexity of the overdose epidemic. Most rely on death certificates, which may underestimate both opioid analgesic and heroin deaths. Categorizing deaths using other characteristics from the death record including route of drug administration may provide useful information to design and evaluate overdose prevention interventions.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Emily Hurstak, Christopher Rowe, Caitlin Turner, Emily Behar, Rachel Cabugao, Nikolas P. Lemos, Catherine Burke, Phillip Coffin Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research