title: Opioid abuse in the United States and Department of Health and Human Services actions to address opioid-drug-related overdoses and deaths.
abstract: On March 26, 2015, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) published an online Issue Brief that addresses opioid abuse in the United States and (HHS) actions to address opioid-drug-related overdoses and deaths. This report, which contains the full content of the Issue Brief, is adapted from that document.
authors.lastname: U S Department Of Health And Human Services
mesh_terms: D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services / Q000458:organization & administration
chemical_list: D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009270:Naloxone
keywords: Department of Health and Human Services; Issue Brief; abuse; federal response; opioid