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Opioid analgesic involvement in drug abuse deaths in American metropolitan areas

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  • Paulozzi, L.J.

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I measured the role of opioid analgesics in drug abuse-related deaths in a consistent panel of 28 metropolitan areas from the Drug Abuse Warning Network. The number of reports of opioid analgesics increased 96.6% from 1997 to 2002; methadone, oxycodone, and unspecified opioid analgesics accounted for 74.3% of the increase. Oxycodone reports increased 727.8% (from 72 to 596 reports). By 2002, opioid analgesics were noted more frequently than were heroin or cocaine. Dramatic increases in the availability of such opioids have made their abuse a major, growing problem.

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  • Paulozzi, L.J., 2006. "Opioid analgesic involvement in drug abuse deaths in American metropolitan areas," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(10), pages 1755-1757.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.071647_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071647
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    1. Powell, David & Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo & Taylor, Erin, 2020. "How increasing medical access to opioids contributes to the opioid epidemic: Evidence from Medicare Part D," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    2. Cheng, Tyrone C. & Lo, Celia C., 2012. "Nonmedical use of prescription medications: A longitudinal analysis with adolescents involved in child welfare," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 34(4), pages 859-864.
    3. Kim, Bokyung, 2021. "Must-access prescription drug monitoring programs and the opioid overdose epidemic: The unintended consequences," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).

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