Titre : | The pain reliever and heroin epidemic in the United States: Shifting winds in the perfect storm (2015) |
Auteurs : | J. C. MAXWELL |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Addictive Diseases (Vol.34, n°2-3, 2015) |
Article en page(s) : | 127-140 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés CENTRE ANTIPOISON ; HEROINE ; ANTALGIQUES ; MEDICAMENTS ; PRODUIT DE SUBSTITUTION ; OPIOIDES ; ABUS ; EVOLUTION ; ENQUETE ; ACCES AUX SOINS ; URGENCE ; ADMISSION ; MORTALITE |
Mots-clés: | centre antipoison |
Résumé : |
Aims: The abuse of prescription pain relievers and/or heroin is a significant public health concern. This article identifies the changes in this epidemic and estimates the extent of the gap between treatment availability and need.
Method: This article uses the national data on opioid and heroin abuse to identify at-risk groups. Result: Findings include shifting from narcotic analgesics to heroin and demographic changes as well as changes in supply and new medication-assisted therapies. Conclusions: The number of persons dependent on pain relievers or heroin and new initiates is more than three times greater than the current capacity to deliver treatment. |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 38 |
Affiliation : | Addiction Research Institute, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA |
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