RTI - Reduce Access to Opioids
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The purpose of this page is to have a place to put articles on this topic when you find them so that someone can review the article, extract any valuable new information an put it in the appropriate part of the wiki (with a footnote for the source), and then note that the key points have been extracted.
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The high-level summary data of how people get prescription pain relievers for misuse groups people with different levels of dependence and addiction together. It would be useful to know where people who have a more serious addiction get pain pills versus those who may be occassionally misusing pills, but have not yet developed a full addiction.
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It would be very helpful to have a series of measurement tools for determining the degree to which different types of drugs can be accessed by people who were not prescribed those drugs (or who are seeking to access illegal drugs). It would be ideal if a set of measures and data gathering techniques could be refined over time and then broadly shared. If a lot of coalitions were using the same meaures and data gathering techniques, the data could be shared for valuable analysis and benchmarking. |
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It would be helpful for a someone to try and find as many campaigns, materials and tactics for helping people understand the negative consequences of giving (or selling) their prescription drugs to other people who may be misusing them and/or developing an addiction. When examples are found, the researcher could strive to find out any information on the audience the materials were focused on, how they were used, and what ideas the creators of the materials might have for others to use them. The researcher could also try to get permission for the materials to be shared and used by others (uploading them to this site) and gather any information the effectiveness of the materials. |
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It would be great to have or find research that clarifies details on why people give opioids to friends and relatives. If this is the single largest source of how people the presecription pain medication for misuse, having greater insights into this would allow for better strategies and tools. This research could involve surveys and focus group discussions. |
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