A New Year’s Wish on Opioids

Sharfstein asserts that not all well-intentioned approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic are good ideas. Some are based on evidence and experience, others on misunderstanding, blame, fear, or frustration. What's needed in 2018 is the wisdom--and the courage--to tell the difference.

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 319; no. 6; pp. 537 - 538
Main Author Sharfstein, Joshua M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 13.02.2018
Subjects
Analgesics, Opioid
Criminal Law
Delivery of Health Care
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Epidemics
Frustration
Humans
Narcotics
Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Opioids
Substance abuse treatment
United States
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Summary:Sharfstein asserts that not all well-intentioned approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic are good ideas. Some are based on evidence and experience, others on misunderstanding, blame, fear, or frustration. What's needed in 2018 is the wisdom--and the courage--to tell the difference.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2018.0058