County‐level industrial composition of the labor force and drug overdose mortality rates in the United States in 2018–2021
Sehun Oh,
Manuel Cano,
Yeonwoo Kim
Abstract:BackgroundDrug mortality risks vary among industries, creating distinctive geographic patterns across US counties. However, less is known about how local labor market structure relates to drug overdose mortality amid the synthetic opioid era in the United States. This study investigates the relationship between industry‐specific job composition and drug overdose mortality at the county level while exploring how fentanyl's presence in illicit drug supplies may moderate the relationship.MethodsData were derived … Show more
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