Fenner H
MMW Munch Med Wochenschr. 1976 May 14;118(20):629-32.
An analysis of the epidemiology and health policy factors of drug abuse calls for a differentiation of various types of abuse. From the total of habitually used drugs, a steady increase is seen in the quota of tranquilizers, while there has been a regressive trend with analgesics. It is difficult to objectify the dependence potential of powerful analgesics and to assess the general significance of their abuse since there are no well-founded epidemiological studies. In order to guarantee the proper use of such substances, it is necessary to strictly consider possible hazards to individual health and the risk factors for public health on the one hand and of the therapeutic benefit on the other.
对药物滥用的流行病学和卫生政策因素进行分析，需要区分不同类型的滥用情况。在所有常用药物中，镇静剂的使用比例呈稳步上升趋势，而镇痛药则呈下降趋势。由于缺乏有充分依据的流行病学研究，很难客观地确定强效镇痛药的成瘾潜力，也难以评估其滥用的总体影响。为了确保此类药物的合理使用，有必要一方面严格考虑对个人健康可能造成的危害以及对公众健康的风险因素，另一方面考虑其治疗益处。
