Dahianna Lopez, Jason Parent, Thomas Stegnicki, Zachariah Kenyon, Kimberly Arcoleo, Liam C Malloy, Michael Mello
BACKGROUND: Fentanyl, a type of opioid, in impaired driving cases increased across cities in the United States. OBJECTIVES: No empirical studies have examined motor vehicle overdoses with fentanyl use. We investigated the magnitude of the motor vehicle overdose problem in Providence, RI, and the environmental, socioeconomic, and geographic conditions associated with motor vehicle overdose occurrence. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study of emergency medical services data on all suspected opioid overdoses between January 1, 2017, and October 31, 2020...
February 6, 2024: Nursing Research