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Researchers test model to predict drug overdose deaths in US


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IMAGE: Researchers at UC San Diego, San Diego State University, and international collaborators have designed and validated a prediction model for overdose deaths.
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For two decades, the number of Americans who die each year from drug overdoses has steadily risen, from less than 20,000 in 1999 to more than 80,000 in 2020. By studying patterns of these drug-related fatalities, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego State University (SDSU), and international collaborators have designed and validated a prediction model to signal counties at risk of future overdose death outbreaks. The goal of the open-source tool is to predict and prevent deaths through early deployment of public health resources. ....

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