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15 - Proactive Measures To Prevent Opioid Addiction

from Part IV - Recovery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2023

Ethan O. Bryson  and
Christine E. Boxhorn
Ethan O. Bryson
Affiliation:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Christine E. Boxhorn
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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Summary

Our response to the opioid epidemic has been reactionary, however preventing future addiction saves lives and money. Methods to prevent opioid misuse and addiction are frequently placed in one of three categories: universal, selective, or indicated. Universal prevention addresses an entire group of people without respect to any factors that might predispose someone to addiction. Most school-based curricula and education for prescribers fall under this category. Selective interventions are geared towards a subset of a population indentified as a higher risk for opioid use disorder, for example programs developed for children who have experienced traumatic events. Finally, indicated prevention focuses on individuals who are already using opioids but do not yet meet criteria for a clinical diagnosis of opioid use disorder. No matter the type, all strategies have the potential to postiively impact individuals and communities through reduced rates of addiction, overdose, and death.

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The Opioid Epidemic
Origins, Current State and Potential Solutions
 , pp. 192 - 203
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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