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MeSH Heading: Opioid Epidemic
Tree Number(s): N06.850.290.200.300
Unique ID: D000080052
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080052
Scope Note: Widespread use of OPIOIDS by disproportionately large numbers of individuals within a population, community, or region occurring within a relatively narrow window of time.
Entry Term(s): Epidemic, Opioid; Opiate Epidemic; Opioid Crisis
NLM Classification #: WM 284
Previous Indexing: Opioid-Related Disorders (2011-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/05/03

Allowable Qualifiers: etiology (ET)

history (HI)

mortality (MO)

prevention & control (PC)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Opioid Epidemic MeSH Descriptor Data 2023