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NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON RIPPLE EFFECTS OF OVERDOSE DEATHS

Health Feb 21, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

When someone overdoses and dies, surviving loved ones can feel as if they’ve
been thrown into a crater of grief. Since 2000, 1.1 million people have fatally
overdosed in the United States, and a new study helps quantify the profound
depth of suffering.

According to a nationally representative survey conducted by the RAND
Corporation, 42 percent of U.S. adults said they have known someone who died
from drug overdose. That amounts to an estimated 125 million Americans.

WATCH: Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate

The study, published in the American Journal of Public Health this week, serves
as an urgent call to action for addressing the ripple effects of overdose deaths
within communities. Overdose bereavement is neglected in both scientific
literature and “in our conversations about the broader overdose crisis,” Alison
Athey, the study’s lead author, told the PBS NewsHour.

Megan McGrew/ PBS NewsHour

This neglect is “the product of good intentions” of saving lives, but stigma
against overdose victims, as well as a lack of resources tailored to meet
survivors’ sometimes complex grief continue to shape the experiences of the
people left behind.

READ MORE: 6 tips on showing up for someone in mourning

Overdose loss was not evenly distributed across demographic or geographic
groups, the study found. People in New England and parts of the Deep South were
more likely to say they knew someone whose death was linked to substance use.
These are also regions that have been particularly hard-hit by the overdose
crisis. The same was true for people in more population-dense areas than in
rural areas, and for people who were born in the U.S. rather than people who
were immigrants.

Megan McGrew/ PBS NewsHour

Overdose deaths have climbed for years. In 2022 alone, more than 106,000 people
fatally overdosed.

READ MORE: Rise in U.S. life expectancy is ‘good news,’ but gains aren’t enough
to wipe out COVID losses

Athey, a clinical psychologist and suicide prevention expert, said the people
who know others who died by suicide are at greater risk of suicide themselves.
Whether potential parallels of risk exist for people connected to overdose
deaths is a subject for more research. In the meantime, Athey said, policymakers
and health providers should do more to reach people struggling with overdose
bereavement.

“We’re getting to the point in the overdose crisis where we need to think more
creatively and more expansively,” Athey said. “There’s this huge gap that needs
to be addressed from all sides.”

Left: Overdose loss was not evenly distributed across demographic or geographic
groups, the study found. File photo by John Moore/ Getty Images

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