Recent changes in trends of opioid overdose deaths in North America

Recent changes in trends of opioid overdose deaths in North America

Abstract Background As several regulatory and environmental changes have occurred in North America, trends in overdose deaths were examined in the United States (US), Ontario and British Columbia (BC), including changes in consumption levels of prescription opioids (PO) and overdose deaths, changes...

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Main Authors: Sameer Imtiaz, Kevin D. Shield, Benedikt Fischer, Tara Elton-Marshall, Bundit Sornpaisarn, Charlotte Probst, Jürgen Rehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Subjects:
Analgesics, opioid
Prescription drug
Death
Drug overdose
United States
Canada
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-020-00308-z

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