Opioid-stimulant trends in overdose toxicology by race, ethnicity, & gender: An analysis in Delaware, 2013–2019
| Author(s) | Gray, Andrew C. | |
| Author(s) | Neitzke-Spruill, Logan | |
| Author(s) | Hughes, Cresean | |
| Author(s) | O’Connell, Daniel J. | |
| Author(s) | Anderson, Tammy L. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2022-09-13T19:46:21Z | |
| Date Available | 2022-09-13T19:46:21Z | |
| Publication Date | 2022-08-16 | |
| Description | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse on 8/16/2022, available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15332640.2022.2109790. This article will be embargoed until 8/16/2023. | en_US |
| Abstract | Recent upticks of stimulant presence in overdose deaths suggest the opioid epidemic is morphing, which raises questions about what drugs are involved and who is impacted. We investigate annual and growth rate trends in combined opioid-stimulant overdose toxicology between 2013 and 2019 for White, Black, and Hispanic male and female decedents in Delaware. During these years, toxicology shifted to illegal drugs for all with fentanyl leading the increase and opioid-cocaine combinations rising substantially. While combined opioid-cocaine toxicology grew among Black and Hispanic Delawareans, White males continue to report the highest rates overall. These findings depart from historical patterns and may challenge existing opioid epidemic policies. | en_US |
| Sponsor | This study comes from the “Delaware Opioid Metric Intelligence Project” that was supported by the National Institute of Justice (Grant No. 2017-IJ-CX-0016). Tammy L. Anderson of the University of Delaware was the principal investigator of this funded project. The results and discussion presented do not necessarily reflect the views of our funder. We are grateful to our colleagues for feedback on earlier versions of this paper. | en_US |
| Citation | Andrew C. Gray, Logan Neitzke-Spruill, Cresean Hughes, Daniel J. O’Connell & Tammy L. Anderson (2022) Opioid-stimulant trends in overdose toxicology by race, ethnicity, & gender: An analysis in Delaware, 2013–2019, Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2109790 | en_US |
| ISSN | 1533-2659 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/31352 | |
| Language | en_US | en_US |
| Publisher | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse | en_US |
| Keywords | opioids | en_US |
| Keywords | cocaine | en_US |
| Keywords | race | en_US |
| Keywords | gender | en_US |
| Keywords | overdose trends | en_US |
| Title | Opioid-stimulant trends in overdose toxicology by race, ethnicity, & gender: An analysis in Delaware, 2013–2019 | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
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