The United States opioid epidemic

The United States opioid epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis. Initially driven by increased consumption and availability of pharmaceutical opioids, an increasing number of opioid overdoses are now related to heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. Addressing this e...

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Published in:Seminars in perinatology Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 123 - 131
Main Authors: Lyden, Jennifer, Binswanger, Ingrid A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2019
Subjects:
Adult
Analgesics, Opioid - poisoning
Attitude of Health Personnel
Drug Overdose - epidemiology
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Illicit Drugs - supply & distribution
Opioid Epidemic
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Opioids
Overdose
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy
Social Stigma
United States - epidemiology
United States
Epidemiology
Overdose
Opioids
ISSN:0146-0005, 1558-075X, 1558-075X
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Summary:The United States opioid epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis. Initially driven by increased consumption and availability of pharmaceutical opioids, an increasing number of opioid overdoses are now related to heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. Addressing this epidemic requires addressing the stigma associated with opioid use disorders and its treatment, improving access to efficacious treatment options, specifically methadone and buprenorphine, and reducing opioid overdose fatalities with distribution of the opioid antagonist and overdose reversal agent naloxone.
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JL wrote the manuscript and IAB critically revised the manuscript.
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ISSN:0146-0005
1558-075X
1558-075X
DOI:10.1053/j.semperi.2019.01.001