RE: Problems with hydromorphone prescribing as a response to the opioid crisis

Commentary
par
Bromley, Lisa A

Date de publication

2019

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Response to Tyndall

Constatations/points à retenir

Against safer supply taken home. Important to look at HMT through lenses of safety, effectiveness, risk, and potential adverse changes. Must limit harms and advocate for lowering systemic barriers to the safest treatments for people who need them the most.

Mots clés

Harm reduction
Policy/Regulatory
About prescribers
Injecting drugs