Individual-level and neighborhood-level shifts in mortality patterns among drug poisoning deaths in a high-density Asian city: a territory-wide, case-only analysis.
Hung Chak HoStanley Sau-Ching WongChi Wai CheungPublished in: International health (2023)
Misuse of registered drugs (e.g. opioid pain relievers) could be a rising trend among vulnerable subpopulations in Hong Kong other than illegal drug use (heroin). Health officials should provide more advice and support on drug information. Specifically, an improved health system with education regarding the appropriate use of registered drugs for medical treatments should be provided to mid-/high-income and local-born individuals.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- high density
- healthcare
- pain management
- physical activity
- drug induced
- health information
- mental health
- public health
- cardiovascular events
- adverse drug
- social media
- neuropathic pain
- risk factors
- emergency department
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- low birth weight
- spinal cord
- cardiovascular disease
- risk assessment
- spinal cord injury
- human health
- health promotion
- preterm birth