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. 2019 Aug 9;13:1178221819866211. doi: 10.1177/1178221819866211

Table 4.

Preventive and therapeutic interventions that either were not included in our selected articles or were not explored enough.

Interventions Target Preventive/therapeutic
Increasing awareness of the risks associated with opioid (RX Awareness) Public awareness Preventive
Safe disposal Drug diversion Both
Controlled substance tracking and monitoring Illegal buyers Both
Needle exchange, case management, drug consumption room, social supply of drugs, heroin-assisted therapy Opioid users Therapeutic
Immunity from prosecution, naloxone over-the-counter or by prescription Overdoses Therapeutic

Each intervention is targeting a different sector of the opioid epidemic.