Original research
by
Dahlman, Disa et al
Release Date
2021
Geography
Sweden
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
Socioeconomic factors are underexplored potential determinants of opioid OD. In this study, we assessed socioeconomic and other factors and their associations with incident and fatal opioid OD, in a cohort consisting of 22,079 individuals with OUD.
Findings/Key points
Individuals with low education and receipt of social welfare had higher risks of incident opioid OD and individuals with criminal conviction were identified as a risk group for both incident and fatal opioid OD
Design/methods
Longitudinal study based on the Swedish national register
Keywords
Overdose
Policy/Regulatory
Equity
Social services
Outcomes
Poverty
Legal system/law enforcement
