Table 3.
Interval between last encounter involving jail, mental health services, or substance use disorder services and opioid-related overdose deaths, among people having an encounter with public human services in the year before death, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2008-2014a
| Interval, Days | People in County Jail in Year Before Death, No. (%) (n = 211) | People Accessing Mental Health Services in Year Before Death, No. (%) (n = 510) | People Accessing Substance Use Disorder Services in Year Before Death, No. (%) (n = 350) |
|---|---|---|---|
| <30 | 54 (25.6) | 231 (45.3) | 134 (38.3) |
| 31-60 | 28 (13.3) | 73 (14.3) | 29 (8.3) |
| 61-90 | 27 (12.8) | 39 (7.6) | 32 (9.1) |
| 91-120 | 10 (4.7) | 31 (6.1) | 22 (6.3) |
| 121-150 | 7 (3.3) | 24 (4.7) | 26 (7.4) |
| 151-180 | 13 (6.2) | 21 (4.1) | 18 (5.1) |
| 181-210 | 15 (7.1) | 24 (4.7) | 16 (4.6) |
| 211-240 | 13 (6.2) | 17 (3.3) | 12 (3.4) |
| 241-270 | 10 (4.7) | 13 (2.5) | 15 (4.3) |
| 271-300 | 19 (9.0) | 13 (2.5) | 16 (4.6) |
| 301-330 | 3 (1.4) | 10 (2.0) | 16 (4.6) |
| 331-365 | 12 (5.7) | 14 (2.7) | 14 (4.0) |
a Allegheny County Medical Examiner autopsy data from 2008-2014 were matched with human services data from Allegheny County Department of Human Services Data Warehouse.9,14 People who died from an opioid-related overdose and who had a record of an encounter with a public system in the data warehouse composed the matched population.