Prevalence of Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses and Interactions With the Health Care System Prior to Death Among Opioid Overdose Decedents, Rhode Island, 2023
Our findings have important implications for overdose prevention efforts focused on connecting people experiencing nonfatal opioid overdoses to care, as these efforts would miss up to 71% of overdose decedents.
Authors
- Benjamin D. Hallowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-9615)
- Heidi R Weidele
- Jaejoon Shin
- Rachel Wightman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-1776)
- Justina Omari
Institutions
- Rhode Island Department of Health (US)
- Providence College (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549261418591
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00