Harnessing the language of overdose prevention to advance evidence-based responses to the opioid crisis
Harnessing the language of overdose prevention to advance evidence-based responses to the opioid crisis
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DOI：
10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.02.013
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发表时间：
2018-05-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
McNeil, Ryan
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作者：
Collins, Alexandra B.;Bluthenthal, Ricky N.;McNeil, Ryan
语言对我们如何看待和应对公共卫生问题具有重大影响。有关吸毒的传统道德信息使吸毒者蒙受耻辱，并阻碍实施不谴责吸毒的循证减害干预措施。然而，在前所未有的北美阿片类药物过量危机的背景下，我们认为改变围绕过量预防和应对策略的传统道德信息是支持快速推出基于证据的减少伤害干预措施的关键。重新制定过量预防措施，强调解决当前公共卫生紧急情况的必要性，是实施迫切需要的应对策略的重要第一步。
Language has significant implications for how we view and respond to public health issues. Conventional moralistic messaging around drug use stigmatizes people who use drugs and inhibits the implementation of evidence-based harm reduction interventions that do not condemn drug use. However, within the context of the unprecedented North American opioid overdose crisis, we argue that shifting conventional moral messaging around overdose prevention and response strategies is key to supporting the rapid roll-out of evidence-based harm reduction interventions. Reframing overdose prevention to highlight the imperative to address the ongoing public health emergency is an important first step in implementing urgently needed response strategies.