The Ongoing Opioid Prescription Epidemic: Historical Context.

• Autores: Sean C. Meldrum
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 8, 2016, págs. 1365-1366
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author focuses on the historical context behind the opioid prescription epidemic. She comments on guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in March 2016 for prescribing opioid medications to treat chronic pain. She mentions articles published in 1981 and 1986 by Dr. Kathleen Foley on low instances of addictive behavior in groups of cancer and non-cancer patients which led to increased opioid use. She talks about how the controlled-release opioid Oxycontin was abused by patients.