Potential risks for children following opioid-related overdose death of a parent


What The Study Did:

Researchers examined changes in the use of mental health and human services among children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, following the unexpected death of a parent because of an opioid-related overdose between 2002 and 2017.


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Eric G. Hulsey, Dr.P.H., M.A., of the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pittsburgh, is the corresponding author.


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