Event Description
Rosie Mae Henson, MPH,
Department of Health Management and Policy, will present "Geographic
and social proximities to the United States and fatal overdose rate trends in
Mexican cities: 2005-2021."
The US-Mexico border region has
long had higher drug use rates compared to other regions in Mexico, which have
remained some of the lowest rates in the world. Stronger social ties to the
United States have also been associated with higher drug use and misuse among
Mexicans in Mexico. This ecological dissertation traces the epidemiological
history of drug misuse and overdose in Mexico to-date, describes current trends
in fatal overdose rates in Mexico, and tests the interacting effects of
geographic and social proximities to the United States on fatal overdose rates
in Mexican cities. Transnational policy implications of the findings will be
discussed.
Chair: Brent Langellier,
PhD, MA
Committee: Usama Bilal, PhD, MPH, MD, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, MD, PhD, Jan Eberth, PhD, Pricila Mullachery, PhD, MPH, MS, DDS
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