Re: Estimation of opioid misuse prevalence in New York State counties, 2007-2018. A Bayesian spatio-temporal abundance model approach
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Letter to the Editor:Extract: We read with interest the article by Santaella-Tenorio et al. in which the authors estimate opioid misuse (OM) prevalence in New York State (NYS) counties by modeling publicly releasable, summarized surveillance data. Estimating the burden of substance use and sequelae is essential for monitoring trends and disparities and for informing resource allocation and interventional strategies. However, as a group of NYS public health epidemiologists who report on and respond to the NYS opioid epidemic, together with academic partners, we have concerns with OM prevalence estimates presented in the Santaella-Tenorio et al. article.
Response to Letter to the Editor:
Santaella-Tenorio J, Hepler SA, Kline DM, Rivera-Aguirre A, Cerda M. Santaella-Tenorio et al. respond to: Re: Estimation of opioid misuse prevalence in New York State counties, 2007-2018. A Bayesian spatio-temporal abundance model approach. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025; doi: 10.1093/aje/kwae408.
Full citation:
Bradley H, Nguyen T, Far SS, Jordan AE, Kamanu V, King R, Li LX, Luisi N, Mack S, Udo T, Rosenberg ES (2025). Re: Estimation of opioid misuse prevalence in New York State counties, 2007-2018. A Bayesian spatio-temporal abundance model approach
American Journal of Epidemiology, 194 (3), 867-868. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwae407.