The pain reliever and heroin epidemic in the United States: shifting winds in the perfect storm
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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.
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The number of people currently dependent on opioids or heroin is more than three times greater than the current capacity to deliver treatment.
“According to some estimates, the number of people currently dependent on opioids or heroin is more than three times greater than the current capacity to deliver treatment (4).”
From A Biopsychosocial Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Considering Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health (2019) · cites this paper as [4]
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- Authors
- Maxwell, J. C.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Maxwell, Jane Carlisle
- Venue
- Journal of Addictive Diseases
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-06-24
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 2-3
- Pages
- 127-140
- ISSN
- 1055-0887 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-0848
- OpenAlex
- W1954822441
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6
- FWCI
- 10.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Addictive Diseases (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Purdue Pharma
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Keywords
- prescription opioid abuse, heroin epidemic, opioid use disorder, treatment capacity, treatment needs, medication-assisted treatment, opioid analgesics, opioid supply
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Analgesics, Female, Heroin Dependence, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Opioid-Related Disorders, Registries, Risk Factors, United States, Young Adult
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