Historique
Rapport
Methadone-associated overdose deaths. Factors contributing to increased deaths and efforts to prevent them
Auteur(s) :
United States General Accounting Office (GAO)
Année
2009
Page(s) :
55 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Washington, DC : General Accounting Office (GAO)
, GAO-09-341
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
METHADONE
;
SURDOSE
;
MORTALITE
;
PREVENTION
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
REGLEMENTATION
;
DISTRIBUTION CONTROLEE
;
ABUS
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
Washington, GAO, 2009, 55 p.
Résumé :
Prescription drug abuse is a growing public health problem. In particular, methadone-associated overdose deaths - those in which methadone may have caused or contributed to the death - have risen sharply. Before the late 1990s, methadone was used mainly to treat opioid addiction but has since been increasingly prescribed to manage pain. Taken too often, in too high a dose, or with other drugs or alcohol, methadone can cause serious side effects and death. Methadone-associated overdose deaths can occur under several different scenarios, including improper dosing levels by practitioners, misuse by patients who may combine methadone with other drugs, or abuse - using the drug for nontherapeutic purposes. This report examines the regulation of methadone, factors that have contributed to the increase in methadone-associated overdose deaths, and steps taken to prevent methadone-associated overdose deaths. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
E00849