Where Opioid Overdose Patients Live Far From Treatment: Geospatial Analysis of Underserved Populations in New York State.
Kayley Abell-HartSina RashidianDejun TengRichard N RosenthalFusheng WangPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
Although NYS is home to thousands of naloxone pharmacies and potential buprenorphine prescribers, access is not uniform. Spatial analysis revealed census tract areas that are far from resources, yet contain the residences of many patients who have experienced opioid overdose. Our findings have implications for public health decision support in NYS. Our methods for privacy can also be applied to other spatial supply-demand problems involving sensitive data.
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