At the Crossroads in the Opioid Overdose Epidemic: Will Evidence-Based "Radical" but Rational Drug Policy Strategies Prevail?

The article comments on a study which examined the effects of police drug seizures on overdose in Indianapolis, Indiana and suggested the implementation of rational evidence-based drug policy strategies to address the opioid overdose crisis. It discusses the need to improve cross-system and interorg...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 113; no. 7; pp. 747 - 750
Autores principales:	Stahler, Gerald J., Mennis, Jeremy, Belenko, Steven
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Public Health Association Jul2023
Materias:	Substance abuse treatment Drug control Institutional cooperation Health services accessibility Social determinants of health Government regulation Public health Population geography Government policy Interprofessional relations Drugs of abuse Police Social service associations Professional practice Injections Opioid epidemic Drug overdose Evidence-based medicine Harm reduction Drug prescribing Opioid analgesics Physician practice patterns Endowments
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Sumario:	The article comments on a study which examined the effects of police drug seizures on overdose in Indianapolis, Indiana and suggested the implementation of rational evidence-based drug policy strategies to address the opioid overdose crisis. It discusses the need to improve cross-system and interorganizational collaborations, the significance of using innovative geospatial data and methods to understand policy and program effects, and importance of drug control and harm reduction interventions.