Government Legislation in Response to the Opioid Epidemic

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Opioid misuse and abuse in the USA has evolved into an epidemic of tragic pain and suffering, resulting in the estimated death of over 64,000 people in 2016. Governmental regulation has escalated alongside growing awareness of the epidemic's severity, both on the state and federal levels.

RECENT FINDINGS: This article reviews the timeline of government interventions from the late 1990s to today, including the declaration of the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency and the resultant changes in funding and policy across myriad agencies. Aspects of the cultural climate that fuel the epidemic, and foundational change that may promote sustained success against it, are detailed within as well. As a consequence of misuse and abuse of opioids, governmental regulation has attempted to safeguard society, and clinicians should appreciate changes and expectations of prescribers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Current pain and headache reports - 23(2019), 6 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jones, Mark R [VerfasserIn]
Novitch, Matthew B [VerfasserIn]
Sarrafpour, Syena [VerfasserIn]
Ehrhardt, Ken P [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Benjamin B [VerfasserIn]
Orhurhu, Vwaire [VerfasserIn]
Viswanath, Omar [VerfasserIn]
Kaye, Alan D [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Jatinder [VerfasserIn]
Simopoulos, Thomas T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abuse-deterrent formulations
Addiction
Analgesics, Opioid
Commission on combating drug addiction
Journal Article
Opioid crisis
Opioid epidemic
Overdose
Prescription drug monitoring program
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.12.2019

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11916-019-0781-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296640247