Quantifying the Epidemic of Prescription Opioid Overdose Deaths

Autor: Puja Seth, Rose A. Rudd, Tamara M. Haegerich, Rita K. Noonan
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: American Journal of Public Health. 108:500-502
ISSN: 1541-0048
0090-0036
Popis: The article examines the statistics of prescription opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. since 2016. It discusses the availability of illicitly manufactured synthetic opioids such as fentanyl that were previously prescription medications. The article goes on to discuss the need to improve surveillance through agencies like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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