Data Trends 2023: Opioid Use Disorder

Publish date: October 3, 2023

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The rate of opioid overdose mortality in veterans increased rapidly over the last decade.⁷ Several characteristics have been shown to affect opioid-related mortality in veterans—factors such as legal involvement, military sexual trauma, gender identity, and homelessness status.^8-12While widespread initiatives are working to address these issues—with some VA programs demonstrating successful and significant reductions in opioid overdoses¹³—there is still much work to be done.

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13. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs. VA’s Rapid Naloxone Initiative recognized in fight against opioid overdose deaths. Published June 8, 2021. Accessed April 21, 2023. https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5679
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Data Trends 2023: Opioid Use Disorder

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