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Background Central New York has been afflicted by the heroin epidemic with an increase in overdose deaths involving opioids. Objective The objective of the study was to understand the epidemiology of hospitalizations related to a diagnosis of opioid use (OU). Design The study was designed as a retrospective analysis of hospitalized patients admitted from January 1, 2008, to December 30, 2018, using ICD-9 and 10 codes for heroin or opiate use, overdose, or poisoning. Setting. The study was conducted in a tertiary-care and teaching hos