A closer examination of media coverage, the response of law enforcement and policy
makers, the legislative record, and the availability of proven, high-quality treatments for …

Objectives: Dramatic increases in opioid and drug overdose mortality have occurred in the
United States (US) over the past two decades. To address this national public health crisis …

Importance US life expectancy has not kept pace with that of other wealthy countries and is
now decreasing. Objective To examine vital statistics and review the history of changes in …

Over the last two decades, opioid-related mortality rates have increased dramatically to
become a serious public health concern in the United States. Opioid-related mortality has …

The prevalence of opioid use and misuse has provoked a staggering number of deaths over
the past two and a half decades. Much attention has focused on individual risks according to …

Objective: A recent HIV outbreak in a rural network of persons who inject drugs (PWID)
underscored the intersection of the expanding epidemics of opioid abuse, unsterile injection …

Introduction Over the past 2 decades, drug-related deaths have grown to be a major US
public health problem. County-level differences in drug-related mortality rates are large. The …

Objectives. To estimate the annual prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) in
Massachusetts from 2011 to 2015. Methods. We performed a multisample stratified capture …

Stigma is a known barrier to treating substance use disorders and dramatically diminishes
the quality of life of people who use drugs (PWUD) nonmedically. Stigma against PWUD …

A growing demand for safe and high quality food in Vietnam has been driven by not only the
rise in living standard but also consumer worry about food safety. This paper analyses …