Association between homelessness and opioid overdose and opioid-related hospital admissions/emergency department visits

Association between homelessness and opioid overdose and opioid-related hospital admissions/emergency department visits

Background: Although homelessness and opioid overdose are major public health issues in the U.S., evidence is limited as to whether homelessness is associated with an increased risk of opioid overdose. Objective: To compare opioid-related outcomes between homeless versus housed individuals in low-in...

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Main Authors: Gelberg, L. (Author), Kominski, G. (Author), Needleman, J. (Author), Shoptaw, S. (Author), Tsugawa, Y. (Author), Yamamoto, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2019
Subjects:
adult
Adult
aged
Aged
Article
Caucasian
complication
controlled study
Correlation of Data
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
disease association
drug intoxication
drug overdose
Drug Overdose
drug user
Emergency department
emergency ward
ethnic difference
female
Female
Florida
health care
health impact
health risk
high risk population
Homeless
homeless person
Homeless Persons
homelessness
Homelessness
hospital admission
hospital sector
hospitalization
human
Humans
low income population
lowest income group
major clinical study
male
Male
Maryland
Massachusetts
middle aged
Middle Aged
New York
opiate
opiate addiction
Opioid abuse
Opioid overdose
Opioid-Related Disorders
Patient Admission
psychology
public health
race difference
risk assessment
sex difference
United States
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