Talk:Opioid epidemic/Archive 1

Archive 1

Move

Seperating the situation in the USA from the rest of the world.Rathfelder (talk) 11:29, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

Sensible decision. Ta.Zezen (talk) 06:26, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Rename article: Opioid crisis

An epidemic suggests something that's contagious, which opioids are not. It would be more fitting to name the article "Opioid crisis" instead.Dobbyelf62 (talk) 06:21, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Epidemic could be "epidemic" to indicate its a not strictly accurate use of word. GraemeLeggett (talk) 08:00, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

After searching both terms and reading some of the leading articles, mostly from government organizations, it seems both terms are use interchangeably. And the word "epidemic" is now used more broadly than for just diseases. I think Webster's definitions, while brief, explains that the term "crisis" is used for any kind of immediate event, while "epidemic" covers things which have a longer time span, affects a large number of people, and is "characterized by very widespread growth."

So while both words are correct, I personally lean to "epidemic" since it does imply something medical and health related, and is clearly widespread and growing, while "crisis" can refer to almost anything, but implies a short-term, more focused event. --Light show (talk) 09:31, 18 January 2020 (UTC)

Is it more important for the title to point to it being a problem of a medical nature (epidemic), or to use the terms that have been popularized (crisis)? Jonsku99 (talk) 10:43, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Mashing together concepts, United States > Women

Article states "In cases of domestic abuse and rape, women are prescribed pain medicine more than men."

Relevant section in source is

"Women use opioids to combat negative emotions more than men do. Unique conditions and trauma affecting women can contribute to opioid abuse when compared to male users. For example, women are more often the victims of physical, mental, emotional, and sexual abuse than men. Women who have experienced childhood trauma or domestic abuse may use opioids to “cope” due to the temporary pleasurable and numbing feelings these drugs cause."

It seems additional conclusions have been made from the source material. This should be amended. Jonsku99 (talk) 10:51, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Source is https://www.rehabspot.com/opioids/who-addiction-affects/women/ Jonsku99 (talk) 10:56, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

"Canada" section—edits/updates needed

Dear Wikipedia Community of Editors,

I am an employee of the Government of Canada.

I am creating this post for two reasons. The first is that I am uncertain whether Wikipedia’s guidelines allow for Government of Canada employees like me to edit articles. Would someone have any resources they could share to answer my question?

The second—and more important—reason is to draw awareness to the fact that the Canada section on the Opioid Crisis page needs editing. While the opioid crisis remains an ongoing public health issue in North America and other parts of the world, the information that is maintained on the page regarding the Canadian crisis is dated and does not accurately reflect the current trends observed across the country. In addition, references associated with information presented in the Canadian section are incorrect. We would like to ensure that visitors to Wikipedia are provided with the most accurate Canadian data available and we are happy to support any required updates as needed. The Public Health Agency of Canada partners with Provincial and Territorial Chief Coroners, Chief Medical Examiners, and public health authorities to provide up-to-date opioid-related harms data on a quarterly basis on the Public Health Infobase: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids.

The Public Health Infobase has national data on apparent opioid-related deaths and opioid-related poisoning hospitalizations. In addition, there is information available on suspected opioid-related overdoses based on Emergency Medical Services data. Following the next national data release, we are happy to prepare additional material summarizing the current state of the opioid crisis in Canada for use by Wikipedia, as needed.

Would you kindly let us know how we can best support ongoing updates to this page going forward?

Thank you for your guidance and help. 205.193.94.40 (talk) 15:19, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

The last paragraph

There's something wrong with the final paragraph of the article. It contradicts itself:

These ads were unsuccessful ... Fortunately, these advertisements, which started in the 1980s, are continuing to play on television today ...

I don't know what has gone wrong, so I haven't tried to fix it. Maproom (talk) 20:14, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

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Need original writer or anyone who may help rephrase the foillowing wordings

I'm now translating this article into traditioinal Chinese, if the attached wordings can be rephrased into a more layman's expressing, it will help. And the reference [29] does not allow me to investigate if I don't subscribe it. If I can read that material, I might figure out the wordings' meaning by myself.

"There are also eight different at-home drug disposal products on the market but none of them is federal agency approved or in the process of being evaluated. The main concern of proper opioid disposal is trash and sewage disposal that create pharmaceutical pollution and still grants access for adolescents with substance use disorders."

Thank you for your attention.ThomasYehYeh (talk) 09:21, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Typo in image

There's a typo in the 'Opiates v opioids.png' image linked here. 'hydromorphone' is spelled 'hydromorhone'. I left a note on the file's discussion page on Wikimedia Commons but not sure how the whole thing works and who can fix it (Edit: maybe Mplanine who is the image's creator?) ( Giwrgosk2003 (talk) 11:09, 15 August 2022 (UTC)