Document Type
Research Paper
Publication Date
4-22-2020
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Publisher Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
First page number:
1
Last page number:
15
Abstract
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While addiction to opioids kills more Americans every year, the purpose of this report is to assess the extent of the problem in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and to propound ways in which local policy can help. A geospatial analysis of opioid demand nationally, regionally, and locally explains how the epidemic is diffusing, where divides exist in terms of access to treatment, and the differential effects of opioids driving this crisis. By tracking opioid-related prescriptions, hospital admissions, and deaths, the results show that opioid demand in the Las Vegas metro has decreased but remains well above the national average.
Keywords
Opioids; Fentanyl; Heroin; Opioid epidemic; Crisis; Las Vegas, Nevada
Disciplines
Health Policy | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Policy | Urban Studies
File Format
File Size
500 KB
Language
English
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Repository Citation
Solano-Patricio, E. D.
(2020).
A City on the Front Lines of an Epidemic: The Opioid Crisis in Las Vegas.
1-15.
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https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/award/46
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