Overdose as a complex contagion: modelling the community spread of overdose events following law enforcement efforts to disrupt the drug market
Results demonstrated that overdoses exhibit a community spread process, which is exacerbated following law enforcement strategies to disrupt the unregulated drug market. We discuss decriminalisation and increasing resources that promote safer drug use to combat this public health crisis.
Authors
- Alex H. Kral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9092-3671)
- Barrot H. Lambdin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8546-0126)
- N. J. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8378-4557)
- Jamie L. Humphrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2147-5278)
- Bradley R. Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-775X)
- Clyde Schwab
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-222263
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences