RT Article
T1 Homicide and the Opioid Epidemic: A Longitudinal Analysis
JF Homicide studies
VO 27
IS 3
SP 321
OP 337
A1 Rosenfeld, Richard
A2 Roth, Randolph 1951-
A2 Wallman, Joel
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1850867003
AB Recent cross-sectional research has disclosed a positive relationship between opioid-related death rates and homicide rates. The current study adds a longitudinal dimension to this research. We estimate fixed effects panel models of the temporal relationship between race-specific homicide rates and opioid-related death rates within U.S. counties and county clusters between 1999 and 2015. The results reveal a positive association between change over time in homicide and opioid-related deaths, net of multiple socioeconomic and demographic controls, in both the Non-Hispanic White and Black population. The association is stronger in the Appalachian counties, where the opioid epidemic has been particularly severe.
K1 Trends
K1 Longitudinal Analysis
K1 Race
K1 illegal markets
K1 Opioids
K1 Drugs
K1 Homicide
DO 10.1177/10887679211054418