- A new national study found that chronic use of prescription opioid drugs was correlated with support for the Republican candidate in the 2016 US presidential election. Individual and county-level socioeconomic measures explained much of the association between the presidential vote and opioid use. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2685627 3 comments science
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- 2016 Trump support was greatest in areas with highest rates of painkiller use, study finds - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/22/2016-trump-support-was-greatest-in-areas-with-highest-rates-of-painkiller-use-study-finds/ 522 comments
- Regions With Highest Opioid Use Strongly Backed Trump In 2016, Study Finds | HuffPost Latest News https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/highest-use-opioid-regions-voted-trump_us_5b2f1d28e4b0040e27438855 280 comments
- Study: Opioid Use High In Counties That Voted For Trump : Shots - Health News : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/23/622692550/analysis-finds-geographic-overlap-in-opioid-use-and-trump-support-in-2016 55 comments
- High-Opioid-Use Areas Favored Trump in 2016, Study Says http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/06/high-opioid-use-areas-favored-trump-in-2016-study-says.html 51 comments
- Researchers Find a Link Between Trump Voters and Opioid Use – Mother Jones https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/trump-voters-opioid-crisis/ 42 comments
- Study finds link between prescription opioid use, voting for Donald Trump - National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/4293653/donald-trump-voters-prescription-opioids-link/ 25 comments
- Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016 | WOSU News http://radio.wosu.org/post/analysis-finds-geographic-overlap-opioid-use-and-trump-support-2016#stream/0 4 comments