The increasing use of semisynthetic opioids is a cause for concern, researchers say, but mortality related to prescription opioid use is stable in most European countries.
BUDAPEST — Europe is not on the brink of an opioid crisis anytime soon, according to research presented at the 32nd Europe an Congress of Psychiatry . Deaths from prescription opioid use are nowhere near the level that has been reported in the United States. , MD, PhD, professor of psychiatry at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, acknowledged that there has been a"slight rise" in opioid prescribing in Europe overall.
Caution is of course needed when considering opioid use, Schellekens continued. The drugs are associated with a risk for addictive behavior and the development of opioid use disorder. There is generally a good system of care in place across Europe for people who develop opioid-related problems, and this care is reimbursed in the Netherlands, Schellekens said. and nitazenes, he added."If they come onto the market, then it might be more of an issue.
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