Addressing the overdose epidemic requires timely access to data to guide interventions

摘要: Fatal opioid overdose, the leading cause of injury death in USA, is regularly described as an epidemic. The response to overdose crisis, however, has largely failed utilise many public health tools that have proven effective combating epidemics. Chief among these systematic and timely use data by officials track outbreaks effectively target interventions. This failure particularly acute regarding from prescription monitoring programmes, which are routinely used clinicians law enforcement agents, but often unavailable officials. We argue for a shift emphasis resources towards evidence-based approach prevention. [Davis CS, Green TC, Zaller ND. Addressing epidemic requires access guide Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:383-386].