Factors associated with opioid-involved overdose among previously incarcerated people in the U.S.: A community engaged narrative review

People who have been incarcerated are at an elevated risk for overdose post-incarceration. We identified 20 risk and protective factors associated with overdose among previously incarcerated people in the US from the published literature and 21 additional factors from experts with lived experience. Expert panels identified nearly twice as many structural factors for overdose than the published academic literature. Incorporating the voices of people with lived experience is valuable to our understanding of the risk and protective factors that influence overdose in the previously incarcerated population.