Domain 1. Issues related to illicit uses
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Abuse and Dependency |
- all use of key terms in reference to illicit use from licit or illicit narcotic formulations; |
- dependency treatments (eg, opioid substitution therapy); |
- recreational/criminal use of narcotics; and |
- ‘overuse’ of pharmaceutical formulations. |
Illegal Drug Trade |
- references to illicit production and trade of narcotics; and |
- diversion of narcotics from licit channels to illicit. |
Domain 2. Issues related to both illicit and therapeutic uses
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Policy, Enforcement, Definitions and Context |
- all references to international and national drug control agencies; |
- policies and mechanisms of enforcement; |
- definitions of narcotics, eg, cannabis defined as a ‘narcotic’; and |
- any relevant historical context. |
Domain 3. Issues related to therapeutic uses
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Access to opioids for a therapeutic use |
- all usage of keywords relevant to access, barriers, patterns of use of therapeutic opioids; |
- lack of availability of opioids for clinical purposes; and |
- any non-specific references to unmet clinical need. |
- all references to clinical need and treatments for specific clinical problems such as pain. |
Estimates of licit need, use and related topics |
- all references to keywords in relations to the system of the ‘Estimates System’, whereby governments must submit estimated annual requirements for opioids for clinical purposes to the INCB; and |
- licit manufacture and distribution of opioids. |