Opioids and Public Health: Annotated Bibliography

This glossary is designed to accompany a teaching pack on the global pain epidemic, focusing specifically on opioid use and palliative care. Companion materials also include an instructor’s note, lesson plan, “An Opioid Epidemic for Whom?” and an annotated bibliography.

This lesson plan is part of a teaching pack on the global pain epidemic, focusing specifically on opioid use and palliative care. The lesson outlines activities for a one-hour session to learn about the various factors contributing to the opioid epidemic in the United States, and to place it within the larger global context. Through a structured role play activity, students discuss the complex ways that responses to the epidemic in the U.S. may impact…

This instructor’s note is part of a teaching pack on the global pain epidemic, focusing specifically on opioid use and palliative care. It provides an overview of the epidemic, learning objectives, and a list of required materials to teach the lesson. Companion materials in the teaching pack include a lesson, “An Opioid Epidemic for Whom?” as well as an annotated bibliography and glossary of terms.