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Insights From The Influx Of Prescription Painkillers In Northeast Florida: A Retrospective Analysis, Joseph Free, Michelle Dedeo Apr 2020

Insights From The Influx Of Prescription Painkillers In Northeast Florida: A Retrospective Analysis, Joseph Free, Michelle Dedeo

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The opioid epidemic has had, and will have, long-lasting ramifications in the United States. To better understand its impact in the Northeast Florida, this research seeks to identify relationships between hydro- and oxycodone pill concentration at the county and zip code levels and socio-economic factors such as average adjusted gross income and opioid related mortality. This project utilizes time series, regression, and GIS methods to examine local opioid saturation and has led to the development of an interactive Tableau dashboard which allows users to view opioid saturation at various levels of granularity. This analysis is made possible by longitudinal data …