Opioid Abuse in the United States and Department of Health and Human Services Actions to Address Opioid-Drug-Related Overdoses and Deaths
- 3 April 2015
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy
- Vol. 29 (2), 133-139
- https://doi.org/10.3109/15360288.2015.1037530
Abstract
On March 26, 2015, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) published an online Issue Brief that addresses opioid abuse in the United States and (HHS) actions to address opioid-drug-related overdoses and deaths. This report, which contains the full content of the Issue Brief, is adapted from that document.Keywords
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