State unemployment benefits moderate the link between job loss and county opioid overdose death rates.

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Unemployment Insurance and Opioid Overdose Mortality in the United States - PubMed

Over the past two decades, opioid overdose deaths contributed to the dramatic rise in all-cause mortality among non-Hispanic Whites. To date, efforts among scholars to understand the role of local area labor market conditions on opioid overdose mortality have led to mixed results. We argue the reaso …

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