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How the Suboxone Education Programme presented as a solution to risks in the Canadian opioid crisis: a critical discourse analysis.

Abhimanyu SudMatthew StrangDaniel Z BuchmanSheryl SpithoffRoss E G UpshurFiona WebsterQuinn Grundy
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
Addressing risk is considered as a central, moral responsibility of contemporary healthcare services. In this case, moral imperatives to address opioid crisis-related risks overrode other ethical concerns regarding conflicts of interest between industry and public welfare. Failing to address these conflicts potentially imperils efforts of mitigating population health harms by propagating an important driving force of the opioid crisis.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • public health
  • decision making
  • human health
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • randomized controlled trial
  • risk assessment
  • study protocol
  • emergency department
  • climate change