Original research
by
Rhodes, Tim & Kari Lancaster
Release Date
2023
Geography
International
Language of Resource
English
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
Yes
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Findings/Key points
In this paper, we offer a sociological analysis of early warning and outbreak in the field of drug policy, focusing on opioid overdose. We trace how ‘outbreak’ is enacted as a rupturing event which enables rapid reflex responses of precautionary control, based largely on short-term and proximal early warning indicators. We make the case for an alternative view of early warning and outbreak.
Keywords
Overdose
Policy/Regulatory