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Will the UK face an opioid abuse epidemic?
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1604
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid epidemic , opioid abuse , substance abuse , medical prescription , opioid , face (sociological concept) , investment (military) , health professionals , public health , psychiatry , nursing , health care , economic growth , social science , receptor , sociology , politics , political science , law , economics
Prescription drug abuse, in particular opioid abuse, has reached epidemic proportions in the USA. While the situation in the UK is currently less clear cut, increasing awareness among health professionals and greater investment in services may help to avoid a similar public health crisis in the future.