TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Analgesics/adverse effects
KW - buprenorphine
KW - Female
KW - Heroin
KW - Heroin Dependence/drug therapy/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Medication assisted therapy
KW - Methadone
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Naltrexone
KW - opioid epidemic
KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/drug therapy/epidemiology
KW - prescription pain medications
KW - Registries
KW - Risk Factors
KW - United States/epidemiology
KW - Young Adult
AU - Carlisle Maxwell
A1 - 
AB - AIMS: The abuse of prescription pain relievers and/or heroin is a significant public health concern. This article identifies the changes in this epidemic and estimates the extent of the gap between treatment availability and need. METHOD: This article uses the national data on opioid and heroin abuse to identify at-risk groups. RESULT: Findings include shifting from narcotic analgesics to heroin and demographic changes as well as changes in supply and new medication-assisted therapies. CONCLUSIONS: The number of persons dependent on pain relievers or heroin and new initiates is more than three times greater than the current capacity to deliver treatment.
BT - Journal of addictive diseases
C5 - Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 2-3
CY - England
DO - 10.1080/10550887.2015.1059667
IS - 2-3
JF - Journal of addictive diseases
N2 - AIMS: The abuse of prescription pain relievers and/or heroin is a significant public health concern. This article identifies the changes in this epidemic and estimates the extent of the gap between treatment availability and need. METHOD: This article uses the national data on opioid and heroin abuse to identify at-risk groups. RESULT: Findings include shifting from narcotic analgesics to heroin and demographic changes as well as changes in supply and new medication-assisted therapies. CONCLUSIONS: The number of persons dependent on pain relievers or heroin and new initiates is more than three times greater than the current capacity to deliver treatment.
PP - England
PY - 2015
SN - 1545-0848; 1055-0887
SP - 127
EP - 140
EP - 
T1 - The Pain Reliever and Heroin Epidemic in the United States: Shifting Winds in the Perfect Storm
T2 - Journal of addictive diseases
TI - The Pain Reliever and Heroin Epidemic in the United States: Shifting Winds in the Perfect Storm
U1 - Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 26106929
U3 - 10.1080/10550887.2015.1059667
VL - 34
VO - 1545-0848; 1055-0887
Y1 - 2015
ER -