opioid crisis; county-level budget allocation; tree ensembles; mixed-integer optimization; West Virginia

Problem definition. The opioid crisis has remained a major public health challenge in the United States for many years. This study develops a data-driven decision support framework to guide policymakers in allocating county-level budgets across multiple expenditure categories in order to address the opioid crisis. Methodology/results. We compile and curate a detailed dataset on fiscal … Read more