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Redefining “Epidemic”: Nursing an end to the opioid crisis

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Aim: This paper examines the complexity of epidemics by addressing the multifaceted interaction of social meanings, biological forces, and collective public responses to the opioid epidemic and Opioid Use Disorder in the United States. Charles Rosenberg’s 1989 essay, “What is an epidemic?” is reconsidered using nursing as a lens.

Source: Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing

DOI: 10.24298/hedn.2021-0007

Authors: Sarah ROCKECHARLIE, Barbra Mann WALL

Institution: University of Virginia

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: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500