Economic decline, incarceration, and mortality from drug use disorders in the USA between 1983 and 2014: an observational analysis

Summary: Background: Drug use disorders are an increasing cause of disability and early death in the USA, with substantial geographical variation. We aimed to investigate the associations between economic decline, incarceration rates, and age-standardised mortality from drug use disorders at the co...

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Main Authors: Elias Nosrati, PhD, Jacob Kang-Brown, PhD, Michael Ash, ProfPhD, Martin McKee, ProfMD, Michael Marmot, ProfMD, Lawrence P King, ProfPhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266719301045