ABSTRACT

The United States experiences high rates of opioid use-related mortality. However, little research available examines longitudinal trends in opioid-related mortality and includes social/environmental factors known to be associated with opioid use. This study examines the longitudinal trends of mortality among opioid-related suicides, homicides, legal interventions, and unintentional firearm use while controlling for multiple demographic and clinical factors associated with opioid use. Results show a significant increase over time in all manners of mortality, including homicide, suicide, legal intervention, and unintentional firearm use. These results offer direction in the future intervention and policies to effectively address opioid-related fatalities by social workers.

摘要

美国经历了与阿片类药物使用相关的高死亡率。但是，很少有研究检查阿片类药物相关死亡率的纵向趋势，并且包括已知与阿片类药物使用相关的社会/环境因素。这项研究检查了与阿片类药物相关的自杀，杀人，法律干预和无意使用枪支的死亡率的纵向趋势，同时控制了与阿片类药物使用相关的多种人口统计学和临床​​因素。结果显示，随着时间的推移，包括杀人，自杀，法律干预和无意使用枪支在内的所有死亡方式都在显着增加。这些结果为今后的干预措施和政策提供了方向，以有效解决社会工作者与阿片类药物相关的死亡问题。