Geospatial Variations and Neighborhood Deprivation in Drug-Related Admissions and Overdoses.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Drug overdoses are a national and global epidemic. However, while overdoses are inextricably linked to social, demographic, and geographical determinants, geospatial patterns of drug-related admissions and overdoses at the neighborhood level remain poorly studied. The objective of this paper is to investigate spatial distributions of patients admitted for drug-related admissions and overdoses from a large, urban, tertiary care center using electronic health record data. Additionally, these spatial distributions were adjusted for a validated socioeconomic index called the Area Deprivation Index (ADI). We showed spatial heterogeneity in patients admitted for opioid, amphetamine, and psychostimulant-related diagnoses and overdoses. While ADI was associated with drug-related admissions, it did not correct for spatial variations and could not account alone for this spatial heterogeneity.
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Duke Authors
- Barbeito, Atilio
- JohnBull, Eric Allen
- Krishnamoorthy, Vijay
- Lantos, Paul Michael
- Raghunathan, Karthik
- Williams, David A.
Cited Authors
- Cobert, J; Lantos, PM; Janko, MM; Williams, DGA; Raghunathan, K; Krishnamoorthy, V; JohnBull, EA; Barbeito, A; Gulur, P
Published Date
- December 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 97 / 6
Start / End Page
- 814 - 822
PubMed ID
- 32367203
Pubmed Central ID
- 32367203
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1468-2869
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1007/s11524-020-00436-8
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States