Poverty and Fatal Accidental Drug Overdoses of Cocaine and Opiates in New York City: An Ecological Study
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- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Vol. 23 (2) , 221-228
Abstract
This ecological study examines the association of the poverty status of urban communities in New York City with their mortality rates of accidental drug overdoses. Mean annual age-adjusted rates of drug overdoses involving cocaine, opiates, or both (n = 1,684) were calculated for each of 59 residential community districts in New York City for 1990-1992. AKeywords
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