Misconceptions and Realities of the Prescription Opioid Epidemic

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 21 Feb 2018 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, volume 103, pages 963-965 (issn: 0009-9236, eissn: 1532-6535,

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Authors: Sidney H, Schnoll;

doi: 10.1002/cpt.1033

pmid: 29464692

Misconceptions and Realities of the Prescription Opioid Epidemic

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Abstract

The abuse of opioids in the US is not a new problem. In 1973 David Musto published his book, The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control, which described the problem as dating back to the time of the Civil War. Continued attempts to address it through legislation, law enforcement, prevention, treatment, and the development of less abuseable pain relievers have shown limited success.

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Analgesics, Opioid, Substance-Related Disorders, United States Food and Drug Administration, Drug and Narcotic Control, Humans, Opioid-Related Disorders, United States

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