Warning from Canada
Latin America, South Africa and India may face an opioid epidemic in the coming years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19550264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea D Furlan (0000-0001-6138-8510, University Health Network), Alexandra Harvey (0000-0001-8406-5132, Global Affairs Canada), Alexandra M Harvey, Rashmi Chadha (Vancouver Coastal Health) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 010324-010324 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-2978 • E-ISSN: 2047-2986 |
| Publisher | International Society of Global Health (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.7189/jogh.10.010324 |
| PMID | 32257147 |
| OpenAlex | W3011698748 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Aggressive pharmaceutical advertising campaigns used strategies to sell opioids that mirrored those that were once used by the tobacco industry: involvement of specialists and leaders from the field of pain medicine, overemphasis by patients' advocacy groups on pharmacotherapy for chronic non-cancer pain, loose regulatory oversight, and the treatment of healthcare as a consumer good
Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Latin Americans · Opioid · Opioid epidemic · Political science · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Law · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Pain Management and Opioid Use · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |