Historique
Rapport
Global SMART update - Vol. 21. Understanding the global opioid crisis
Auteur(s) :
ONUDC / UNODC (Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
Année
2019
Page(s) :
12 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Vienna : UNODC
Collection :
Global SMART Updates, Vol.21
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
INTERNATIONAL
;
AFRIQUE
;
ETATS-UNIS
;
CANADA
;
ASIE
;
EUROPE
;
OCEANIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
OPIOIDES
;
SURDOSE
;
SANTE PUBLIQUE
;
PHENOMENE EMERGENT
;
DROGUES DE SYNTHESE
;
FENTANYL
;
MESUSAGE
;
SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
* What are opioids?
- How do opioids affect the human body?
- The risk of opioid overdose;
- Risks of non-medical use of opioids.
* Understanding the current opioid crisis.
* The scope of the global opioid crisis.
* Options for response to address the opioid crisis:
- National and international control measures;
- Identification and detection of synthetic opioids;
- Early warning systems;
- Public health and prevention.
* The way forward.
* What are opioids?
- How do opioids affect the human body?
- The risk of opioid overdose;
- Risks of non-medical use of opioids.
* Understanding the current opioid crisis.
* The scope of the global opioid crisis.
* Options for response to address the opioid crisis:
- National and international control measures;
- Identification and detection of synthetic opioids;
- Early warning systems;
- Public health and prevention.
* The way forward.
Résumé :
The Global SMART Update is designed to provide regular brief reports on emerging patterns and trends of the global synthetic drug situation.
The current issue provides insight into the non-medical use of opioids, which presents a significant concern for public health, safety and law enforcement authorities worldwide. In the past years, the non-medical use of potent opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues have been reported mainly from North America, as well as from Asia, Europe and Oceania. Often sold as heroin or prescription medicines, these substances have contributed to the unprecedented number of recent opioid overdose deaths. The non-medical use of tramadol, an opioid analgesic, continues to increase in parts of Africa and the Middle East with reported adverse health effects. The rapidly emerging crisis which has resulted in significant harm to human health and welfare, including fatalities, calls for a coordinated, comprehensive and multidisciplinary response.
The current issue provides insight into the non-medical use of opioids, which presents a significant concern for public health, safety and law enforcement authorities worldwide. In the past years, the non-medical use of potent opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues have been reported mainly from North America, as well as from Asia, Europe and Oceania. Often sold as heroin or prescription medicines, these substances have contributed to the unprecedented number of recent opioid overdose deaths. The non-medical use of tramadol, an opioid analgesic, continues to increase in parts of Africa and the Middle East with reported adverse health effects. The rapidly emerging crisis which has resulted in significant harm to human health and welfare, including fatalities, calls for a coordinated, comprehensive and multidisciplinary response.
Autre(s) lien(s) :
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/scientists/publications-smart.html