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Spatiotemporal trends in three smoothed overdose death rates in US counties, 2012-2020
Saunders, M. E., Humphrey, J. L., & Lambdin, B. H. (2023). Spatiotemporal trends in three smoothed overdose death rates in US counties, 2012-2020. Preventing chronic disease, 20(E16), Article 220316. https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220316
We used geospatial techniques to explore county-level spatiotemporal patterns of overdose death rates during the third and fourth waves of the opioid epidemic in the contiguous US from 2012 to 2020. We describe and visualize the results of spatial empirical Bayesian smoothed overdose death rates for 3 types of overdoses. County-level spatiotemporal patterns in synthetic opioid and psychostimulant–related overdose deaths have not been systematically visualized together but are potentially useful to public health officials and researchers seeking to improve health and identify potential areas of concern.
