The widespread abuse of prescription opioids and a dramatic increase in the availability of
illicit opioids have created what is commonly referred to as the opioid epidemic. The …

Abstract Purpose of Review In the USA, there has been a sharp increase in heroin,
prescription opiate, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl abuse with overdoses tripling since …

Background: The opioid epidemic in the United States is a problem that has developed over
decades. While clinical, regulatory, and legislative changes have been implemented to …

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 …

Epidemics of opioid use are old news in the United States, but an epidemic that kills over
200,000 Americans is not. A multiplicity of intertwined factors have brought us to this place …

Introduction In the past decades, the opioid crisis has heavily impacted parts of the US
society and has been followed by an increase in the use of opioids worldwide. It is of …

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 …

Objective Sharp increases in opioid prescriptions, and associated increases in overdose
deaths in the 2000s, evoked widespread calls to change perceptions of opioid analgesics …

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An overreliance on opioids has impacted all types of pain management, making it
undoubtedly a root cause of the “epidemic” of prescription opioid abuse in the United States …