Severe flooding linked to increased deaths from opioid use in rural Appalachia

Severe flooding linked to increased deaths from opioid use in rural Appalachia. Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State. The findings—published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences—are particularly relevant as severe floods are increasing in prevalence and severity because of climate change, said Kristina Brant, assistant professor of rural sociology and co-lead author of the paper.

• Ponto de atenção: severe.
• Ponto de atenção: flooding.
• Ponto de atenção: linked.

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