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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xv, 157 pages)) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 115 Americans die each day from an opioid overdose, which averages one death every 12.5 minutes. Between 1999 and 2016, the number of drug overdoses catapulted by 300 percent, with injection drug use increasing by 93 percent between 2004 and 2014 and opioid-related hospital admissions increasing by 58 percent over the past decade. And an inexorable sequela of the opioid epidemic is the spread of infectious diseases. To address these infectious disease consequences of the opioid crisis, a public workshop titled Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic was convened on March 12 and 13, 2018, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Participants discussed strategies to prevent and treat infections in people who inject drugs, especially ways to work efficiently though the existing public health and medical systems. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. |
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This activity was supported by Contract No. 10003842 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Health and Human Services. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project. |
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Introduction -- The scope of the problem -- Exploring opportunities for, and barriers to, treatment and prevention in public health, hospitals, and rural America -- Exploring opportunities in correctional health, law, and law enforcement -- Research directions, policy initiatives, and potential ways forward -- Appendixes. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Opioid abuse -- United States -- Congresses.
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Opioid abuse. |
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United States. |
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Communicable diseases -- United States -- Congresses.
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Communicable diseases. |
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Public health -- United States -- Congresses.
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Public health. |
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United States. |
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Congress.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Technical reports.
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Technical reports.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body.
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Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic (Workshop) (2018 : Washington, D.C.)
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Opioid use disorder and infectious disease epidemics |
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Print version: Integrating responses at the intersection of opiod use disorder and infectious disease epidemics 9780309459549 0309477948 (OCoLC)1048936131 |
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9780309477956 |
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0309477956 |
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9780309477970 |
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0309477972 |
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9780309477949 |
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0309477948 |
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