School of Pharmacy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Int J Clin Pharm. 2021 Apr;43(2):318-322. doi: 10.1007/s11096-020-01205-y. Epub 2020 Nov 30.
The increase in opioid prescriptions in the United States has been accompanied by an increase in misuse as well as overdose and toxicity related morbidity and mortality. However, the extent of the increased opioid use, including misuse in the United Kingdom, currently remains less debated. Recent studies in the United Kingdom have shown a rise in opioid use and attributed deaths, particularly in areas with higher deprivation. There are also large variations amongst the devolved nations; Scotland has the highest drug-related deaths and year-on-year increase within Europe. Better clinical guidelines that can enable person-centred management of chronic pain, medicines optimisation, and early diagnosis and treatment of opioid use disorder are crucial to addressing opioid-related morbidity and mortality in the United Kingdom.
在美国,阿片类药物处方的增加伴随着误用以及与过量和毒性相关的发病率和死亡率的增加。然而,目前仍较少有争议的是英国阿片类药物使用增加的程度,包括误用。英国最近的研究表明,阿片类药物的使用和归因死亡有所增加,特别是在贫困程度较高的地区。各分权国家之间也存在很大差异;苏格兰的药物相关死亡人数和欧洲范围内的年增长率最高。更好的临床指南,可以实现以患者为中心的慢性疼痛管理、药物优化以及阿片类药物使用障碍的早期诊断和治疗,这对于解决英国的阿片类药物相关发病率和死亡率至关重要。