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Epidemics
Research from University of Miami provide new insights into epidemics
July 7th, 2009
"Fluctuations in the use of many drugs atone time or another have been characterized as drug epidemics. The depiction of drug use as an epidemic, as in the recent cases of methamphetamine and crack use, is a proven mechanism for communicating that a problem exists, but such depictions are not without risk," scientists writing in the Journal of Drug Issues report. "When the public characterization of drug use as an epidemic represents more than its epidemiological meaning of 'unusually elevated occurrence,' panic is often substituted for reasoned action. Such declarations are likely to truncate objective investigation, generate fear rather than understanding, and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-07-07)
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