What lessons from Europe's experience could be applied in the United States in response to the opioid addiction and overdose crisis?

Addiction. 2022 May;117(5):1197-1198. doi: 10.1111/add.15839.

Authors

Wim van den Brink¹, Mimi Pierce¹, Jan van Amsterdam¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Harm reduction; non-medical use; opioid crisis; opioid-related mortality; opioids; oxycodone.

MeSH terms

Drug Overdose* / drug therapy
Drug Overdose* / prevention & control
Europe / epidemiology
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology
United States