Combating the opioid epidemic in the United States

A Simon Pickard; Todd A Lee

doi:10.7573/dic.2021-10-7

Combating the opioid epidemic in the United States

Drugs Context. 2021 Dec 15:10:2021-10-7. doi: 10.7573/dic.2021-10-7. eCollection 2021.

Authors

A Simon Pickard¹, Todd A Lee¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract

This editorial discusses the series of papers that feature initiatives to mitigate the opioid epidemic in the United States, and challenges encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; epidemic; opioids; public health.

Publication types

Editorial

Grants and funding

R01 CE003156/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States