Approach to drug crisis shifts as illicit fentanyl and heroin overtake prescription opioids. Issue 12 (28th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Is Part Of: Brown University child & adolescent psychopharmacology update. Volume 19:Issue 12(2017)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2017-11-28
• Subjects: Pediatric psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.78083
• DOI: 10.1002/cpu.30263
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1527-8395

Abstract

Abstract : There's an innovation of sorts going on in the federal approach to opioid overdoses; a year ago, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was saying that the best way to deal with the problem was to reduce access to prescription opioids. At the same time, the CDC also denied that these cutbacks were not driving people to illicit opioids. In the wake of several reports, however, the tone has changed.