The Opioid Crisis Wake-Up Call

Yesterday afternoon President Cardo announced that the US opioid crisis is a public health emergency and that there is a good reason. The community contains the poorest and most vulnerable people. Solving the problem is beyond politics and is one of the fundamental empathy of humanity. Patients must use opioids only during treatment that fits their clinical situation and do not unnecessarily touch them for long-term use. This increases the risk of opioid addiction. Furthermore, as FDA did in other circumstances of our regulatory portfolio, we need to consider the broader impact of opioid use on public health. We need to consider personal and social impact

The current US guidelines for coping with the opioid crisis will increase pain and death rather than alleviating pain.

It is known as a "fashion epidemic" for just good reasons. The opioid crisis is the most fatal drug eradication in America's history. In 2016, 11.5 million Americans abuse opioids and 2 million more are completely addicted. Every day, 175 Americans are over-using opioids. Experts predict that the death toll will increase, and over the next decade there is a possibility that more than half a million people will die from epidemics. Such a serious crisis requires actions in multiple ways: to reduce the number of prescriptions written by doctors, to increase the availability of treatment options, and to allow medical staff access to excessive antidote It can be so. But Americans may be looking for their own solutions to cope with opioid addiction and chronic pain problems that often lead to poisoning.

Like other countries in the United States, Oregon has experienced an opioid crisis, including abuse, abuse, overdose and death. This crisis involved prescribing opioid analgesics and illegal opioids such as heroin and non-drug fentanyl. Oregon State is one of the countries with the highest prescription opioid abuse rate. Average of five Oregon people died each week due to overdose of opioids. Heroin caused a great excessive death and the number of illegal fentanyl related deaths increased dramatically. Many excessive deaths include multiple drugs, including drugs and illegal opioids. More Oregon people are suffering from opioid use disorders and / or addiction