Manuel Cano

Assistant Professor,

School of Social Work (SSW)

mcanomor@asu.edu

Mail code: 3920

Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio

Manuel Cano is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University (ASU). Cano studies trends and disparities in drug overdose mortality. He worked as a bilingual clinician for over eight years with adults experiencing drug-related problems. At ASU, he currently teaches courses related to ethics in social work practice.

Education

PhD, Social Work, Boston College

MSW, Arizona State University

BA, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=N5RKhw8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

ORCID Profile ID

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-5460

Research Interests

trends and disparities in drug overdose mortality

Publications

Cano, M., Daniulaityte, R., & Marsiglia, F. (2024). Xylazine in overdose deaths and forensic drug reports in US states, 2019-2022. JAMA Network Open, 7(1):e2350630, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50630

Cano, M., Timmons, P., Hooten, M., Sweeney, K., & Oh, S. (2024). A scoping review of law enforcement drug seizures and overdose mortality in the United States. International Journal of Drug Policy, 124, Article 104321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104321

Cano, M., Timmons, P., Hooten, M., & Sweeney, K. (2023). Drug supply measures and drug overdose mortality in the era of fentanyl and stimulants. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 9, Article 100197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100197

Cano, M., Mendoza, N., Ignacio, M., Rahman, A., & Daniulaityte, R. (2023). Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids: Racial/Ethnic and Educational Disparities in the Eastern and Western US. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Article 110955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110955

Cano, M., & Oh, S. (2023). State-level homelessness and drug overdose mortality: Evidence from US panel data. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 250, 110910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110910

Cano, M., & Oh, S., Osborn, P. Olowolaju, S., Sanchez, A., Kim, Y., & Cano-Moreno, A. (2023). County-level predictors of US drug overdose mortality: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 242, 109714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109714

Cano, M., Agan, A., Bandoian, L., & Larochelle, L. (2022). Individual and county-level disparities in drug and opioid overdose mortality for Hispanic men in Massachusetts and the Northeast United States. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(7), 1131-1143. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2064507

Cano, M., Salas-Wright, C. P., Oh, S., Noel, L., Hernandez, D., & Vaughn, M. G. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities and Black/White disparities in US cocaine-involved overdose mortality risk. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02255-5

Cano, M., & Sparks, C. S. (2022). Drug overdose mortality by race/ethnicity across US-born and immigrant populations. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232, 109309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109309

Cano, M., & Gelpi-Acosta, C. (2022). Variation in US drug overdose mortality within and between Hispanic/Latine subgroups: A disaggregation of national data. SSM- Mental Health, 2, 100095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100095

Cano, M., Portillo, A. G. P., Figuereo, V., Rahman, A., Reyes-Martinez, J., Rosales, R., ... & Takeuchi, D. T. (2021). Experiences of ethnic discrimination among US Hispanics: Intersections of language, heritage, and discrimination setting. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 233-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2021.08.006

Cano, M., & Gelpí-Acosta, C. (2021). Risk of drug overdose mortality for island-born and US-born Puerto Ricans, 2013–2019. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-01077-6

Cano, M., & Gelpí-Acosta, C. (2021). Drug overdose mortality among stateside Puerto Ricans: Evidence of a health disparity. International Journal of Drug Policy, 90, 103079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.103079

Cano, M., & Huang, Y. (2021). Overdose deaths involving psychostimulants with abuse potential, excluding cocaine: state-level differences and the role of opioids. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 218, 108384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108384

Cano, M. (2021). Racial/ethnic differences in US drug overdose mortality, 2017–2018. Addictive Behaviors, 112, 106625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106625

Cano, M., Oh, S., Salas-Wright, C. P., & Vaughn, M. G. (2020). Cocaine use and overdose mortality in the United States: Evidence from two national data sources, 2002–2018. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 214, 108148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108148

Cano, M. (2020). Drug overdose deaths among US Hispanics: Trends (2000–2017) and recent patterns. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(13), 2138-2147. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1793367

Cano, M. (2020). English use/proficiency, ethnic discrimination, and alcohol use disorder in Hispanic immigrants. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55(10), 1345-1354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01837-5

Cano, M., & Takeuchi, D. T. (2020). Recent/Childhood Adversities and Mental Disorders Among US Immigrants. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 573410. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.573410

Cano, M. (2019). Prescription opioid misuse among US Hispanics. Addictive Behaviors, 98, 106021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.06.010

Courses

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SWU 183	Intro Ethics:Soc Issue Perspec
POP 780	Practicum

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services
SWU 306	Ethics in Social Services

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SWG 606	Assessment of Mental Disorders