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Rogers AH, Shepherd JM, Paulus DJ, Orr MF, Ditre JW, Bakhshaie J, Zvolensky MJ. The Interaction of Alcohol Use and Cannabis Use Problems in Relation to Opioid Misuse Among Adults with Chronic Pain. Int J Behav Med 2019; 26:569-575. [DOI: 10.1007/s12529-019-09813-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Jones MR, Novitch MB, Sarrafpour S, Ehrhardt KP, Scott BB, Orhurhu V, Viswanath O, Kaye AD, Gill J, Simopoulos TT. Government Legislation in Response to the Opioid Epidemic. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2019; 23:40. [PMID: 31044343 DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0781-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
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.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mark R Jones
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Valley Anesthesiology and Pain Consultants, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA.,Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
| | - Thomas T Simopoulos
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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