The Drug Overdose Epidemic Seen through Different Lenses

Authors

Barbara Blake GonzalezFollow
Richard Cebula, George Mason UniversityFollow
James V. Koch, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2020

DOI

10.36648/1791-809X.S2.010

Publication Title

Health Science Journal

Issue

Special Issue 2: 010

Pages

1-6

Abstract

The age-adjusted death rate from drug overdoses in the United States per 100,000 individuals rose from 6.8 in 2010 to 17.1 in 2018. The most common explanation offered is the deaths of despair hypothesis. We identify additional factors that have contributed to the rise in drug overdose deaths in cities and counties. Methods: We utilize a period fixed effects model with a multi-variate panel data set for 94 independent cities and counties in Virginia for the period 2008 through 2017. Results: The drug overdose mortality rate is: (a) an increasing function (prob.

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Original Publication Citation

Blake B., Cebula R.J., & Koch J.V. (2020) The drug overdose epidemic seen through different lenses. Health Science Journal (Special Issue 2: 010), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.36648/1791-809X.S2.010

Repository Citation

Blake Gonzalez, Barbara; Cebula, Richard; and Koch, James V., "The Drug Overdose Epidemic Seen through Different Lenses" (2020). Economics Faculty Publications. 44.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/economics_facpubs/44