Poverty and Fatal Accidental Drug Overdoses of Cocaine and Opiates in New York City: An Ecological Study

Peter M. Marzuk Section of Epidemiology Department of Psychiatry Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York

Kenneth Tardiff Section of Epidemiology Department of Psychiatry Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York; Department of Public Health Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York

Andrew C. Leon Section of Epidemiology Department of Psychiatry Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York

Charles S. Hirsch Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City Department of Forensic Medicine, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York

Marina Stajic Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City Department of Forensic Medicine, New York University School of Medicine New York, New York

Laura Portera Section of Epidemiology Department of Psychiatry Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York

Nancy Hartwell Section of Epidemiology Department of Psychiatry Cornell, University Medical College New York, New York

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Abstract

This ecological study examines the association of the poverty status of urban communities in New York City with their mortality rates of accidental drug overdoses. Mean annual age-adjusted rates of drug overdoses involving cocaine, opiates, or both (n = 1,684) were calculated for each of 59 residential community districts in New York City for 1990-1992. A

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