Associations with experience of non-fatal opioid overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a repeated cross sectional survey study

Original research
par
Ferguson, Max et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

This study aims to investigate factors associated with reported experience of opioid overdose in the prior six months using survey data from British Columbia, Canada from 2018, 2019, and 2021.

Constatations/points à retenir

The following factors were positively associated with increased adjusted odds of experiencing a non-fatal opioid overdose: cis men relative to cis women, unstably housed compared to people with stable housing, and participants from 2021 compared to those from 2019. The effects of both previous experience of a stimulant overdose and having witnessed an opioid overdose depended on the year of study, with both effects decreasing over subsequent years.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Our analytical sample was comprised of 1447 participants from the 2018, 2019, and 2021 Harm Reduction Client Survey who responded yes or no to having experienced an opioid overdose in the past 6 months

Mots clés

Overdose
Housing
Sex/Gender
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