Search Results - "Hargrove, Sarah"
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Heroin and fentanyl overdoses in Kentucky: Epidemiology and surveillance
Published in The International journal of drug policy (01-08-2017)“…The study aims to describe recent changes in Kentucky's drug overdose trends related to increased heroin and fentanyl involvement, and to discuss future…”
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Establishment of a comprehensive drug overdose fatality surveillance system in Kentucky to inform drug overdose prevention policies, interventions and best practices
Published in Injury prevention (01-02-2018)“…According to the National Center for Health Statistics, Kentucky had the third highest drug overdose fatality rate in the nation in 2015 at 29.9 drug overdose…”
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Drugs involved in Kentucky drug poisoning deaths and relation with antecedent controlled substance prescription dispensing
Published in Substance abuse treatment, prevention and policy (01-09-2023)“…Abstract Background The shift from prescription to illicit drugs involved in drug poisoning deaths raises questions about the current utility of prescription…”
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Linking Death Certificates, Postmortem Toxicology, and Prescription History Data for Better Identification of Populations at Increased Risk for Drug Intoxication Deaths
Published in Pharmaceutical medicine (01-06-2017)“…Objectives Our objective was to assess and improve the completeness of drug-related information, to evaluate the risk for drug intoxication deaths associated…”
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Changing Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in Kentucky: An Examination of Race and Ethnicity, Age, and Contributing Drugs, 2016-2020
Published in Public health reports (1974) (01-01-2023)“…Objectives: Increased drug overdose mortality among non-Hispanic Black people in the United States in the past 5 years highlights the need for better tailored…”
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Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 2019-2020
Published in JAMA network open (01-07-2021)“…This cross-sectional study evaluates the changes in drug overdose mortality rates for Kentucky residents between 2019 and 2020…”
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Impact of a Drug Overdose Decedent Toxicology Testing Legislative Mandate on Informing Coroner Death Investigation and Certification Practices
Published in Academic forensic pathology (01-03-2019)“…Objective: To (a) determine the impact of Kentucky’s (KY’s) mandate requiring postmortem toxicology testing of coroner cases; (b) identify the influence of…”
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Communities That HEAL Intervention and Mortality Including Polysubstance Overdose Deaths: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in JAMA network open (01-10-2024)“…The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) evaluated the effectiveness of the Communities That HEAL (CTH) intervention in preventing fatal overdoses amidst the US…”
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