At-a-glance - Concurrent monitoring of opioid prescribing practices and opioid-related deaths: the context in Nova Scotia, Canada

At-a-glance - Concurrent monitoring of opioid prescribing practices and opioid-related deaths: the context in Nova Scotia, Canada

Timely public health surveillance is required to understand trends in opioid use and harms. Here, opioid dispensing data from the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program are presented alongside fatality data from the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service. Concurrent monitoring of trends in these...

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Main Authors: Emily Schleihauf, Kirstin Crabtree, Carolyn Dohoo, Sarah Fleming, Heather McPeake, Matthew Bowes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2018-09-01
Series:Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Subjects:
public health surveillance, opioid-related disorders, prescription drug monitoring programs, coroners and medical examiners
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.9.05

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https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.38.9.05

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