Opioid use in Latin America: a vital challenge for health systems
OPIOID CONSUMPTION While we acknowledge that opioid availability in the region has improved in recent years, we challenge León and colleagues’ description of an ‘alarming expansion of opioid prescriptions’ in LA, which focusses primarily on management of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). This focus ignores other medical contexts where rational prescription of opioids is crucial, such […]
Authors
- Pedro Emilio Perez‐Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-6919)
- Katherine Pettus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-9644)
- Tania Pastrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-9657)
- Alejandra Palma
Institutions
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (US)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.03030
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00