Are we missing the opioid consumption in low- and middle-income countries?
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2023 The rise in opioid prescriptions with a parallel increase in opioid use disorders remains a significant challenge in some developed countries (opioid epidemic). However, little is known about opioid consumption in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Correia Igor +4 more
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Syndemics and the etiology of opioid misuse among women: A qualitative study
SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022 The opioid epidemic remains a public health priority in the United States. There is evidence that women are experiencing disparities within the epidemic, including an earlier onset of prescription opioid misuse and a higher prevalence of child ...
Antoinette L. Spector +5 more
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The Role of Direct-Injury Government-Entity Lawsuits in the Opioid Litigation [PDF]
, 2018 The opioid epidemic has ravaged the United States, killing over 100 Americans every day and costing the nation upward of $90 billion a year. All branches and levels of the government have pursued measures to combat the epidemic and reduce its societal ...
Aliferov, Edgar
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Modeling the Prescription Opioid Epidemic [PDF]
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2019 27 pages, 13 figures. Bull Math Biol (2019)
Nicholas A. Battista +2 more
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The opioid crisis in North America: facts and future lessons for Europe
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2020 Over the past two decades, opioid-related hospitalizations and deaths in North America have reached the level of a public health emergency. Initially, the epidemic of opioid misuse was largely driven by pharmaceutical companies and initiated by their ...
Kennedy Ayoo +3 more
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What’s New in the Battle Against the Opioid Crisis in Hand Surgery: A Review
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019 The opioid epidemic is the subject of much debate and research within all medical fields. Notable work has been done in hand surgery. The purpose of this article is to review the recent literature as it pertains to opioid use in hand surgery.
Daniel A. Seigerman, MD +6 more
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Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. [PDF]
, 2019 Alexander Tsai and co-authors discuss the role of stigma in responses to the US opioid ...
Barnett, Michael L +9 more
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Spatial Concentration of Opioid Overdose Deaths in Indianapolis: An Application of the Law of Crime Concentration at Place to a Public Health Epidemic [PDF]
, 2019 The law of crime concentration at place has become a criminological axiom and the foundation for one of the strongest evidence-based policing strategies to date.
Carter, Jeremy G. +2 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2019 Background: Opioid addiction and overdose rates are reaching unprecedented levels in the U.S., with around 47,736 overdose deaths in 2017. Many stakeholders affect the opioid epidemic, including government entities, healthcare providers and policymakers,
Nasser Sharareh +3 more
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Are US Plastic Surgery Residents Equipped to Face the Opioid Epidemic? A National Survey
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Summary:. The United States opioid epidemic is among this century’s most profound threats to public health and demands that all physicians consider their role in reversing its trajectory.
Banafsheh Sharif-Askary, MD +3 more
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