The National Network of Libraries of Medicine is hosting a free webinar featuring Dr. David J. Peters from Iowa State University. Deaths from opioid-use disorders (OUDs) have become a major drug issue in the United States. However, mortality has increased at a much faster pace in rural versus urban areas. Further, the crisis is in constant flux as the type of opioids have changed. Our analysis seeks to identify OUD mortality clusters by type of drug at the county level; and to describe the socioeconomic and spatial correlates of these clusters. We identify several epidemic clusters (prescription opioids, heroin, and emerging heroin) and two syndemic clusters involving multiple opioids.

https://nnlm.gov/class/opioid-hydra-understanding-mortality-epidemics-and-syndemics-across-rural-urban-continuum/9648