Opioid Misuse: A Global Crisis

It important not to be complacent about the opioid crisis —it continues unabated and demands renewed and focused attention. Almost 450 000 Americans died of an opioid-related overdose between 1999 and 2018.1 In 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency.2 Approximately 1 in 100 adult s in the United States have an active opioid-use disorder (OUD); 88% have not received any medication for treatment. Several studies have projected a grim outlook for the opioid epidemic in the United States; under status quo, another 480 000 people could die from fatal opioid overdose in the next 1 0 years.
Source: Value in Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Themed Section: Opioid Misuse: A Global Crisis Source Type: research