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- Jane Carlisle Maxwell.
- a Addiction Research Institute, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
- J Addict Dis. 2015 Jan 1; 34 (2-3): 127-40.
AimsThe 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.MethodThis article uses the national data on opioid and heroin abuse to identify at-risk groups.ResultFindings include shifting from narcotic analgesics to heroin and demographic changes as well as changes in supply and new medication-assisted therapies.ConclusionsThe 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.
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