Abstract
This report aims to analyze yearly trends in unintentional fatal overdoses in Orange County, FL. Like many other parts of the country, the Central Florida area continues to suffer from a high number of overdose mortalities. As such, this report analyzes unintentional fatal overdoses across the years 2018-2022, focusing on the variables of sex, race, age, drug toxicology, victim residency information, and death location to draw conclusions on Orange County’s overdose climate and identify any changes over time. Additionally, we analyze quarterly trends within each calendar year, and estimate overdose rates in regard to county population by using publicly available county Census data.
Keywords
substance use, overdose, race, sex, age, longitudinal
Community Partner
PHAST
Publisher
Institute for Social and Behavioral Science
Publication Date
7-27-2023
Document Type
Technical Report
Format
Language
English
Place
Orlando, FL
Rights
All rights are held by the respective holding institution. This material is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce and/or for copyright information contact the Institute for Social and Behavioral Science, University of Central Florida, https://sciences.ucf.edu/sociology/isbs/.
Recommended Citation
McClarty, A., & Donley, A. (2023). Unintentional Fatal Overdose Analysis in Orange County, FL Yearly Trends 2018-2022. Institute for Social and Behavioral Science Retrieved from https://stars.library.ucf.edu/isbs/25
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