Opioid-Related Outcomes in West Virginia, 2008–2016

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ID11039117
AuthorsSara C Warfield (West Virginia University), Sara Warfield (The authors are with West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, Morgantown. Sara Warfield, Robin Pollini, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Robin Pollini, Cara M. Stokes, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Rob Bossarte is also with West Virginia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.), Robin A Pollini (0000-0001-7929-6606, West Virginia University), Robin Pollini (The authors are with West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, Morgantown. Sara Warfield, Robin Pollini, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Robin Pollini, Cara M. Stokes, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Rob Bossarte is also with West Virginia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.), Cara M Stokes (The authors are with West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, Morgantown. Sara Warfield, Robin Pollini, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Robin Pollini, Cara M. Stokes, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Rob Bossarte is also with West Virginia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.), Rob Bossarte (The authors are with West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center, Morgantown. Sara Warfield, Robin Pollini, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. Robin Pollini, Cara M. Stokes, and Rob Bossarte are also with West Virginia University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Rob Bossarte is also with West Virginia University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology.)
Year2019
Volume109
Issue2
Pages303-305
Publication date2019-02-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2018.304845
PMID30571299
OpenAlexW2905942151
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

Objectives. To examine opioid-related outcomes by using hospitalization and mortality data as an indicator of the current opioid crisis in West Virginia. Methods. We used data from the West Virginia University Medicine health care system to examine the trend in opioid overdoses and percentage of patients with a repeat overdose from 2008 to 2016. We obtained the opioid overdose death rate for the state from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER (Wide-ranging ONline Data for Epidemiologic Research) mortality data for 2008 to 2016. Results. The hospitalization rate for opioid overdoses increased (13%) on average each year in a similar fashion to the opioid overdose death rate for the state (12%) between 2008 and 2016. During the same time, the percentage of patients with a repeat opioid overdose increased annually by 13% on average. Conclusions. There continues to be a surge of opioid overdoses in West Virginia. These findings suggest a need to amplify comprehensive prevention and treatment efforts throughout the state. Public health initiatives to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with overdoses should consider how the changes in potency may be influencing these outcomes

(+)-Naloxone · Drug overdose · Geography · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mortality rate · Opioid · Opioid overdose · Poison control · Public health · West virginia · Emergency Medicine · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Pain Management and Opioid Use

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