Responses

Opioid abuse is an epidemic in the United States. An opioid is a drug used for pain relief. However, there is increased addiction among individuals to opioids which has affected their wellbeing and performance at work. There is an increased prescription of opioids for individuals, especially those in the workforce, to help relieve the pain associated with work-related issues. Such prescriptions have contributed to the increased opioid abuse among individuals. The increased abuse has resulted in opioid abuse. Thousands of people have died due to opioid abuse, hence the need to develop strategies to help deal with the pandemic. Various strategies have been put across parties to solve this opioid crisis. One of the main strategies that I believe are the best to overcome this issue is the systems approach which involves all the stakeholders in the country, that is, the medical, legislative, education, and business sectors. Through the systems approach, everyone will be engaged to align and develop systems that bar new individuals from abusing opioids and facilitate the recovery of the already affected individuals. Such an approach ensures that it eliminates burnout that may result among individuals working individually to improve the current opioid crisis. The rate of progress is diminishing with new individuals' increasing velocity of the opioid crisis. Thus, the need for a systems approach allows all stakeholders to work with each collection to solve the crisis.