How can geographical information systems and spatial analysis inform a response to prescription opioid misuse? A discussion in the context of existing literature

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dc.contributor.authorMazumdar, Soumya
dc.contributor.authorMcRae, Ian
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Md Mofizul
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-24T22:41:19Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T10:11:08Z
dc.description.abstractThe misuse of prescription opioids is a major public health problem in the United States, Canada, Australia and other parts of the developed world. Methods to quantify dimensions of the risk environment in relation to drug usage and law enforcement that are both structural and spatial, draw geography into traditional public health research even though there has been limited attempt to address the prescription opioid misuse problem from a geographic perspective. We discuss how geographic technologies can be utilized to study the landscape of prescription opioids and similar drugs, and target appropriate health services interventions. We use examples drawn from various jurisdictions to present our case and highlight through these examples how a geospatial perspective can help support research on prescription opioid misuse. The prescription drug misuse landscape can be studied through examination of the domains of demand, supply, harms and harm reduction. We discuss how each of these domains can benefit from a local geographic perspective, and subsequent geographic exploration and analyses.
dc.identifier.issn1874-4737
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/98641
dc.publisherBentham Science Publishers
dc.sourceCurrent drug abuse reviews
dc.titleHow can geographical information systems and spatial analysis inform a response to prescription opioid misuse? A discussion in the context of existing literature
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage110
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage104
local.contributor.affiliationMazumdar, Soumya, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMcRae, Ian, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationIslam, Md Mofizul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu1589783@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidMazumdar, Soumya, u5253176
local.contributor.authoruidMcRae, Ian, u1589783
local.contributor.authoruidIslam, Md Mofizul, u5331970
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor111700 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
local.identifier.absfor119999 - Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.absfor160104 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
local.identifier.ariespublicationU3488905xPUB6614
local.identifier.citationvolume8
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84945340943
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByU3488905
local.type.statusPublished Version

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