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Drug Overdose Morbidity And Mortality In Kentucky, 2000-2010: An Examination Of Statewide Data, Including The Rising Impact Of Prescription Drug Overdose On Fatality Rates, And The Parallel Rise In Associated Medical Costs, Terry Bunn, Svetla Slavova
Drug Overdose Morbidity And Mortality In Kentucky, 2000-2010: An Examination Of Statewide Data, Including The Rising Impact Of Prescription Drug Overdose On Fatality Rates, And The Parallel Rise In Associated Medical Costs, Terry Bunn, Svetla Slavova
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Special Report
From Foreword:
Kentucky has seen an explosion in fatal poisonings, particularly prescription drug related fatalities, in the last decade. In 2009, Kentucky had the 5th highest drug overdose rate in the US, increased from the 6th highest drug overdose fatality rate determined in 2008 (CDC WONDER). Kentucky also had the 5th highest nonmedical use of opioid pain relievers, and 11th highest for opioid pain reliever sales in the nation (CDC, MMWR Report November 4, 2011). These drug overdose mortality statistics are extremely startling and only begin to reveal the devastating mental, emotional, and economic toll and …
Rising Obesity: An Unintended Consequence Of The Anitsmoking Campaign?, Hunaiz Patel
Rising Obesity: An Unintended Consequence Of The Anitsmoking Campaign?, Hunaiz Patel
Honors Theses
Obesity is the fastest growing health issue currently in the United States, as its prevalence has risen to over 30%, up from 14% in 1980 (Chou et al. 2004). As a result, the percentage of the population dealing with chronic health conditions has also been on the rise. Although the obesity epidemic is on the rise, smoking rates in the United States have declined from 33% to under 20% over the same time period, and from about 42% in 1965 (Todeschini et al. 2010). Thus, many economists have inferred that the declining smoking prevalence may partially be contributing to the …
Research Brief: An Examination Of The Social And Clinical Influences In Prostate Cancer Treatment In African American And White Men, Keith Elder, Bettina F. Drake, Sara Wagner, James Hebert
Research Brief: An Examination Of The Social And Clinical Influences In Prostate Cancer Treatment In African American And White Men, Keith Elder, Bettina F. Drake, Sara Wagner, James Hebert
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
BACKGROUND: The death rate for prostate cancer (PrCA), the most commonly diagnosed cancer in African-American (AA) men, is twice the rate of European-American (EA) men. AA men in South Carolina have the highest age-adjusted death rate in the nation. Studies have shown that treatment offered to AA men with PrCA is systematically different from that offered to EA men. METHODS: Surveys were mailed to 1,866 men in South Carolina with a diagnosis of PrCA. South Carolina men diagnosed with PrCA between 1996 and 2002 were eligible to participate. We performed a descriptive assessment of the factors that influenced …
The Burden Of Hepatitis C Virus In New York State, Rachel Hart Malloy
The Burden Of Hepatitis C Virus In New York State, Rachel Hart Malloy
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is estimated to be the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States (US). Annual incidence of HCV in the US peaked in the late 1980's, declined steadily through the 1990's and has plateaued since 2003 with approximately 18,000 new cases in 2008. The morbidity and mortality associated with HCV is expected to rise until at least 2015. Due to the high rate of asymptomatic cases, inherent limitations with target screening recommendations, limitations with screening technologies and scarce resources for surveillance nationwide, quantification of the burden is difficult. US estimates of disease burden have …