Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999–2019
Authors: Holly Hedegaard, Merianne Rose Spencer
Publication Year: 2021
Last Updated: 2021-04-28 10:42:11
Journal: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Keywords: Data Collection
Short Abstract:
This study dives into rates for drug overdose deaths in urban counties. The study found that those involving heroin or cocaine were consistently higher in urban than in rural counties over the entire period. Rates of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (drugs such as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol) were similar or slightly higher in rural than in urban counties through 2014. However, this pattern changed in 2015 through 2019, with higher rates seen in urban counties than in rural counties.
Abstract:
This study dives into rates for drug overdose deaths in urban counties. The study found that those involving heroin or cocaine were consistently higher in urban than in rural counties over the entire period. Rates of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (drugs such as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol) were similar or slightly higher in rural than in urban counties through 2014. However, this pattern changed in 2015 through 2019, with higher rates seen in urban counties than in rural counties.
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