While US opioid prescribing has decreased 38% in the past decade, opioid deaths have
increased 300%. This opioid paradox is poorly recognized. Current approaches to opioid …

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic characterized by aggressive prescribing
practices, highly prevalent opioid misuse, and rising rates of prescription and illicit opioid …

The opioid epidemic has resulted from myriad causes and will not be solved by any simple
solution. Consequent to a staggering increase in opioid-related deaths in the USA, various …

The American Opioid Epidemic: Population Health Implications and Potential Solutions.
Report from the National Stakeholder Panel Janice L. Clarke, RN, Alexis Skoufalos, EdD …

Abstract The United States is in the midst of a devastating opioid misuse epidemic leading to
over 33,000 deaths per year from both prescription and illegal opioids. Roughly half of these …

A rise in addiction and overdose deaths involving opioids in the United States has spurred a
series of initiatives focused on reducing opioid risks, including several related to prescription …

Ending the Opioid Epidemic — A Call to Action | New England Journal of Medicine Skip to main
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Eeditorial opioid diversion, abuse, addiction, and overdose, fueling an epidemic of
nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO). 2 NMUPO is now one of the most serious …

Over the past two decades, opioid-related hospitalizations and deaths in North America
have reached the level of a public health emergency. Initially, the epidemic of opioid misuse …

Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading
cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoing opioid crisis lies at the …