Opioid-Related Harms: Simplistic Solutions to the Crisis Ineffective and Cause Collateral Damage

The narrative of the opioid crisis is that ill-informed and careless prescribing by physicians has led to increases in opioid-related harms including overdose deaths. Focusing on reducing the access to prescribed opioids without treating substance use disorder has led to increases in use of heroin a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romayne Gallagher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Health Services Insights
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1178632918813321