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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedDavis CS, Green TC, Hernandez-Delgado H
Status of US state laws mandating timely reporting of nonfatal overdose.
Timely, actionable, nonfatal overdose data are urgently needed to improve public health response to the overdose crisis. The purpose of this paper was to provide background and catalyze discussion regarding this important issue. The authors briefly report the results of a systematic analysis of state laws mandating reporting of nonfatal overdose, and provide suggestions for improving the collection and use of nonfatal overdose data to improve the public health response to this ongoing epidemic.
AHRQ-funded; HS024021.
Citation: Davis CS, Green TC, Hernandez-Delgado H .
Status of US state laws mandating timely reporting of nonfatal overdose.
Am J Public Health 2018 Sep;108(9):1159-61. doi: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304589..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Medication, Opioids, Policy, Public Health, Substance Abuse
Olfson M, Wall M, Wang S
Risks of fatal opioid overdose during the first year following nonfatal overdose.
This study examined that risks of fatal opioid overdose during the first year following nonfatal overdose. A national retrospective longitudinal cohort of patients- aged 18-64 years, in the Medicaid program, who received a clinical diagnosis of nonfatal opioid overdose-was identified. Repeated overdoses and fatal opioid overdoses were measured with the Medicaid record and the National Death Index and rates of repeat overdose per 1000 person-years and fatal overdose per 100,000 person-years were determined.
AHRQ-funded; HS023258; HS021112.
Citation: Olfson M, Wall M, Wang S .
Risks of fatal opioid overdose during the first year following nonfatal overdose.
Drug Alcohol Depend 2018 Sep 1;190:112-19. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.06.004..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Medication, Opioids, Risk