Using National Vital Statistics System mortality data (2002-2004 and 2014-2016), this study examined associations of county-level demographic, socioeconomic, and labor market characteristics on overall drug mortality rates and specific classes of opioid mortality.
Monat, S.M., Peters, D.J., Berg, M.T., Hochstetler, A., Using Census Data to Understand County-Level Differences in Overall Drug Mortality and Opioid-Related Mortality by Opioid Type, Am J Public Health. 2019 Aug;109(8):1084-1091. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305136.