Geography of the Opioid Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23751648 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marynia Kolak, Marynia A Kolak (0000-0001-6070-9167, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | International Encyclopedia of Geography (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg2244 |
| OpenAlex | W7138934801 |
| ISBN | 9781118786352 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The opioid crisis is a multifaceted, global phenomenon with highly localized, regionalized contexts. While emergent across multiple nations, within the United States and Canada it has reached epidemic proportions, influenced by increased availability of opiates and opioid analgesics as well as limited, varying access to health services and appropriate treatment. Geographic variation of opioid outcomes are associated with social, economic, political, and other contextual factors such as access to harm reduction resources, health providers, and evidence‐based medication. Conceptual frameworks commonly used thus incorporate information across spatial scales and structures to discern our understanding of the geographies of the opioid crisis, implementing critical perspectives as well as spatial analysis and GIScience approaches.
Geographic variation · Harm · Harm reduction · Health geography · Opioid · Opioid abuse · Opioid epidemic · Phenomenon · Variation (astronomy)
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| Highly cited | No |
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