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Opioid Resources: Websites, E-Books, Journal Articles

Resources concerning the national opioid addiction crisis

Websites

Drug Facts: Prescription and OTC Medications
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Misuse of Prescription Drugs
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Opioid Crisis: Help, Resources, and Information
Source: US Dept of Health & Human Services
Opioid Medications
Source: US Food & Drug Administration
SCEMD Opioid Emergency Response Plan
South Carolina's plan is to provide guidance and a detailed strategy of state and local efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

E-Books

Dark Paradise by David T. Courtwright
ISBN: 9780674005853
Publication Date: 2001-05-31
Emerging Targets for Drug Addiction Treatment by Juan Canales (Editor)
ISBN: 9781620819135
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Essentials of Pain Medicine by Honorio Benzon; Srinivasa N. Raja; Scott M. Fishman; Spencer S. Liu; Steven P. Cohen; Robert W. Hurley (Editor)
ISBN: 9780323401968
Publication Date: 2017-11-30
Prescription Drug Abuse by Mark James Estren
ISBN: 9781579511791
Publication Date: 2014-02-17

Search PubMed for Articles about Opioids

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PubMed Review Articles about Opioids
This search includes over 2000 review articles related to opioid use.
Opioid Epidemic: Last 6 months
Pregnancy and Opioid Use: Last 6 months

Other Sources

Opioid Abuse & Addiction
Source: National Library of Medicine
Naloxone Saves SC
Provides information about the availability of Naloxone in South Carolina.
Just Plain Killers
SC DAODAS's campaign to combat the opioid crisis.
Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Substance Abuse: Unpacking a Public Health Crisis
From the University of Nevada, Reno

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