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  • 6 - Changing Trends in Opioid Misuse

  • from Part II - Recognizing That a Problem Exists
  • Ethan O. Bryson, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Christine E. Boxhorn, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
  • Book:
    The Opioid Epidemic
    Published online:
    07 October 2023
    Print publication:
    12 October 2023, pp 60-76

  • Summary

    Consuming opioids for nonmedical reasons has occurred for centuries. Although epidemiologic research on opioid misuse can be difficult, we do know that it differs from what has been witnessed in the past. The types of opioids, the methods in which they are consumed and the geographical locations most affected are just some of the characteristics that have changed over time. Efforts are currently underway to predict the course of the opioid epidemic through the use of mathematical modeling and computer programming.