Question

What are some of the major demographic and social-economic differences between the opioid epidemic as compared to prior street drug outbreaks? What are some of the policy responses to this social problem?

Answer 1

Opioid epidemic or crisis is considered as the state where a lot of population is having an habit of using opioid drugs. Misuse and overuse of drugs cause its epidemoc in society. Opioid epidemic unlike the use of other drugs is associated with the factors such as race, region, ethnocity, chronic pain history, neurological diseases, age and gender.

Demographically the rural areas of America are hit the hardest by the opioid epidemic, includinf 90% of cases from Canada and 10 percent high rates reported feom Western Canada.

The individual from age group of young adults that is from 18 to 28 years are highest abusers of prescribtion opioids. Moroever, the minority ethnic grouos and people from low socio economic groups are seen to have great influence on opioid use.

The opioid use has significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the addict but it also is impacting the economy of the region by lost jobs, wages and unemployement leading to lost productivity and low economy.

A multi-sustained project proposed with various polcies and laws to address opioid epidemic is managed at all federalz state and local levels in the US. In 1970 the federal law was passed as Controlled Drug Use introduced the implocarion for national paim strategy. Moreover, the National Pain Strategy was developed and reformed regularlu to provide adequate control for opipid epidemic.