Course: Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in Ohio During the First 7 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2021-04-14
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with excess deaths relative to existing trends. Because drug overdoses are a leading cause of death, it is important to investigate the general time-series pattern of overdose deaths during the pandemic. While there have been reports of increased overdoses in 2020, other evidence suggests that overdose deaths, especially those due to fentanyl, were increasing before the pandemic. Because national data lag data available at the local level, the use of local data is important to examine how closely increases in overdose deaths in 2020 tracked the course of the pandemic.
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