TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Demographic, geographic, and temporal patterns of ambulance runs for suspected opiate overdose in Rhode Island, 1997-2002
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Merchant, Roland C.
A1  - Schwartzapfel, Beth L.
A1  - Wolf, Francis A.
A1  - Li, Wenjun
A1  - Carlson, Lynn
A1  - Rich, J. D.
SP  - 1209
EP  - 1226
VL  - 41
IS  - 9
N2  - We examine ambulance runs for suspected opiate overdose from 1997 to 2002 using a Rhode Island Department of Health database. Of the 8,763 ambulance runs for overdoses, 18.6% were for suspected opiate overdoses. Most cases were males under age 54. Suspected opiate overdoses were more likely to occur in a private residence, were more frequent on Fridays and Saturdays, and peaked in incidence around 9:00 p.m. The incidence rate of suspected opiate overdose by year was similar. The study results may help identify areas for preventive intervention and demonstrate the limitation of using naloxone as a marker of opiate overdose events.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826080600751898
ID  - ref1
ER  -