Implementing a decentralized opioid overdose prevention strategy in Mexico, a pending public policy issue

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dc.contributor.authorBejarano Romero, Raúl
dc.contributor.authorArredondo, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorSlim Pasaran, Said
dc.contributor.authorChávez Rivera, Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorAngulo Corral, Lourdes
dc.contributor.authorSalimian, Anabel
dc.contributor.authorRomero Vadilllo, Jorge J.
dc.contributor.authorGoodman-Meza, David
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-07T22:04:22Z
dc.date.available2023-11-07T22:04:22Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSummary The public health crisis due to opioid overdose is worsening in Mexico’s northern region due to the introduction of illicitly manufactured fentanyl into the local drug supply. Though there is an increase in overdose deaths, there is no accurate report of overdoses by Mexican government agencies and no comprehensive opioid overdose prevention strategy. There is currently only an anti-drug marketing strategy which is likely insufficient to mitigate the growing epidemic. In order to address the growing opioid overdose crisis in the country, it is necessary to create and implement a decentralized prevention strategy, that includes naloxone distribution, expanded treatment services in regions most in need, and create active dialogue with community organisations already implementing harm reduction actions. Decisive action must be taken by the Mexican government to ensure the health and wellbeing of the Mexican citizens, especially those at high risk for opioid overdose.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipJASL was supported by the Canada Research Chairs Program. DGM was supported by the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (grant K08DA048163). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the author’s funders or affiliated universities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBejarano Romero, R., Arredondo Sánchez-Lira, J., Slim Pasaran, S., Chávez Rivera, A., Angulo Corral, L., Salimian, A., Romero Vadillo, J. J., & Goodman-Meza, D. (2023). Implementing a decentralized opioid overdose prevention strategy in Mexico, a pending public policy issue. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 23, 100535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100535en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2023.100535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15599
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe Lancet Regional Health - Americasen_US
dc.subjectOverdose
dc.subjectOpioids
dc.subjectOpiates
dc.subjectNaloxone
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Public Health and Social Policy
dc.titleImplementing a decentralized opioid overdose prevention strategy in Mexico, a pending public policy issueen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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