Varying circumstances surrounding opioid toxicity deaths across ethno-racial groups in Ontario, Canada: a population-based descriptive cross-sectional study

Original research
par
Campbell, Tonya J. et al

Date de publication

2024

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

We sought to describe and compare characteristics and circumstances of opioid toxicity deaths across ethno-racial groups.

Constatations/points à retenir

Black people and Asian people generally died younger than white people, and there was greater male predominance in deaths among Asian people, Latin American people and black people relative to white people. Cocaine contributed to more deaths among black people and Asian people compared with white people. Racialised people had a lower prevalence of opioid agonist treatment in the 5 years preceding death.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Population-based, descriptive cross-sectional study of all individuals who died of accidental opioid toxicity in Ontario, Canada between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2021. Decedents were categorised as Asian, black, Latin American or white.

Mots clés

Mortality
Equity
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