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The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases

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  • McGranahan, David A.
  • Parker, Timothy S.

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The United States is experiencing a drug overdose mortality epidemic marked by the introduction and spread of opioids across rural and urban areas. The epidemic’s effect on adults of prime working age (ages 25-54) has been substantial, with the mortality from drug overdoses more than tripling between 1999 and 2018—from 11.3 to 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people.

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  • McGranahan, David A. & Parker, Timothy S., 2021. "The Opioid Epidemic: A Geography in Two Phases," USDA Miscellaneous 310390, United States Department of Agriculture.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:usdami:310390
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310390
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    1. Sumit Agarwal & Wenli Li & Raluca Roman & Nonna Sorokina, 2023. "The Opioid Epidemic and Consumer Credit Supply: Evidence from Credit Cards," Working Papers 23-28, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

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