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Reducing Collateral Damage in Responses to the Opioid Crisis

Author(s) -

Jennifer Carroll,

Josiah D. Rich,

Traci C. Green

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.304270

Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , emergency department , medical school , clinical epidemiology , family medicine , collateral damage , psychiatry , criminology , sociology , medical education

The authors reflect on the harmful side effects of U.S. legal actions against prescription opioid use and how to counteract those side effects. They talk about opioid tolerance and factors behind opioid overdoses. They mention the need to properly care for substance use disorders and chronic pain. They talk about the need for improved community engagement of outreach and service provision after disrupting drug supply chains. They consider supply-side risk reduction outside of medical clinics.

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