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The Opioid Crisis in Missouri: A Call to Action for Physicians, Legislators, and Society.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Opioid overdose deaths in the United States increased sharply over the last decade leading the President to declare a national emergency. The neurobiology of opioid addiction is explored in conjunction with the historical events preceding the current epidemic. A patient-centric perspective is provided along with rationale for contemporary Medical Assisted Therapy (MAT) options to safely reduce overdose deaths and other preventable consequences of prescription misuse and heroin abuse. A multidisciplinary medical provider approach is essential, in addition to legislative efforts to reduce current regulatory burdens that reduce access to MAT in many settings. This review introduces a new Missouri Medicine series intended to explore key concepts to simultaneously reduce opioid prescribing, while effectively managing acute and chronic pain across complex healthcare settings.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Lawrence Lewis, Christopher R Carpenter, Evan S Schwarz, Randall S Jotte, Corey Waller, Rachel Winograd, Randall Williams, Steven Stenger, Holly Rehder, Shannon Governick, Luis Giuffra

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri–St. Louis, Missouri Institute of Mental Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Language: English

Topic: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2985651955

FWCI: 1.798

Cites: 25

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10