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SUBMITTER: Goedel WC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goedel William C WC Marshall Brandon D L BDL Spangler Keith R KR Alexander-Scott Nicole N Green Traci C TC Wellenius Gregory A GA Weinberger Kate R KR
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 20190901 5
<h4>Background</h4>The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. Little is known about the role of environmental factors in increasing risk of fatal opioid overdose.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a case-crossover analysis of 3,275 opioid overdose deaths recorded in Connecticut and Rhode Island in 2014-2017. We compared the mean ambient temperature on the day of death, as well as average temperature up to 14 days before death, to referent periods matched on year, month, and day of ...[more]