Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words
Opioids kill thousands of Americans each year. The opioid epidemic is the worst public health disaster in our nation’s history. The crisis touches countless communities, is a pivotal driver of the diminishing labor force and costs the country billions of dollars each year. West Virginia has the high...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Marshall University
2018-01-01
|
| Series: | Marshall Journal of Medicine |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=mjm |
| id |
doaj-12fc6393616c42cbb7e69b5cd2313fd8 |
|---|---|
| record_format |
Article |
| spelling |
doaj-12fc6393616c42cbb7e69b5cd2313fd82020-11-24T21:07:30ZengMarshall UniversityMarshall Journal of Medicine 2379-95362018-01-014147http://dx.doi.org/10.18590/mjm.2018.vol4.iss1.2Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words Rahul Gupta0Bureau for Public HealthOpioids kill thousands of Americans each year. The opioid epidemic is the worst public health disaster in our nation’s history. The crisis touches countless communities, is a pivotal driver of the diminishing labor force and costs the country billions of dollars each year. West Virginia has the highest death rate due to drug overdose. It is important to identify the risk factors that can lead to overdose and seek science based and practical recommendations to tackle the problem.https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=mjmOpioidsHeroinFentanyl |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
English |
| format |
Article |
| sources |
DOAJ |
| author |
Rahul Gupta |
| spellingShingle |
Rahul Gupta Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words Marshall Journal of Medicine Opioids Heroin Fentanyl |
| author_facet |
Rahul Gupta |
| author_sort |
Rahul Gupta |
| title |
Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words |
| title_short |
Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words |
| title_full |
Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words |
| title_fullStr |
Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Overcoming America’s Opioid Epidemic Will Need Action Not Words |
| title_sort |
overcoming america’s opioid epidemic will need action not words |
| publisher |
Marshall University |
| series |
Marshall Journal of Medicine |
| issn |
2379-9536 |
| publishDate |
2018-01-01 |
| description |
Opioids kill thousands of Americans each year. The opioid epidemic is the worst public health disaster in our nation’s history. The crisis touches countless communities, is a pivotal driver of the diminishing labor force and costs the country billions of dollars each year. West Virginia has the highest death rate due to drug overdose. It is important to identify the risk factors that can lead to overdose and seek science based and practical recommendations to tackle the problem. |
| topic |
Opioids Heroin Fentanyl |
| url |
https://mds.marshall.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1171&context=mjm |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT rahulgupta overcomingamericasopioidepidemicwillneedactionnotwords |
| _version_ |
1716762602850222080 |