"There's nothing here": Deindustrialization as risk environment for overdose

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 29, Issue , 2016, Pages 19-26

  McLean, Katherine ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deindustrialization; Harm reduction; Overdose; Risk environment

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DEINDUSTRIALIZED REGION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HOPE; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PENNSYLVANIA; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN HEALTH;

ADULT; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PENNSYLVANIA; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 84959133591     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.01.009     Document Type: Article

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