%0 Journal Article
%T Opioid Use Epidemic in Mexico: Global Solutions to a Global Problem
%A Lawrence A. Palinkas
%J Archive of "American Journal of Public Health".
%D 2019
%R 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304833
%X The opioid use epidemic has been characterized by two interrelated phenomena, the abuse of opioids commonly prescribed as pain medications and the use of illicit opioids such as heroin. Until now, the epidemic has largely been viewed as a North American problem1; however, there is evidence that it is increasingly becoming a global problem.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6301395/