Confronting the devastating ‘Twindemic’: Drug overdose deaths and the COVID-19

Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care

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Akhtar Purvez¹ 

[1] Pain & Spine Center of Charlottesville

关键词: Opioid epidemic;    Drug overdose;    Drug-related deaths;    Chronic pain;    COVID-19;    Safer pain medications;   

DOI  :  10.35975/apic.v26i6.2064

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: THK

【 摘 要 】

Summary: The last 25 years have seen a dramatic increase in drug overdose related deaths in both the industrialized and developing countries. Hundreds of thousands of people die every year. This human tragedy has recently been complicated by the COVID-19 epidemic, sidelining the minimal effort that was being implemented. As a global community, the governments, medical institutions, NGOs and the general public need to focus on this devastating human tragedy before more lives are lost senselessly, and unnecessarily.Increased public awareness about new approaches to manage the already afflicted ones including targeted, minimally invasive procedures is required. In addition, the focus needs to be on aggressive research and development of innovative and safer medications and newer modalities for those suffering from chronic pain.This paper offers a perspective, context and a vision for future.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC