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ANALYSIS

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Attitudes Toward Reactive Interventions
Analyzing the Voice of the Media
The findings ...
In addition , Life University and Quid conducted an analysis of attitudes toward reactive interventions to manage current opioid addiction . With more than 50,000 media and patient blogs assessed during the period from 2014-2017 , 40 % of the narrative focused on “ beyond the pill ” interventions , that is , non-pharma approaches to addressing opioid addiction .
40 % of the media narrative focused on non-pharmaceutical solutions to the opioid crisis
40 %
“ Beyond the Pill ” Interventions
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Improving access to quality providers ( 7.2 %)
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Alternatives – Chiropractic , massage ,
acupuncture , yoga , etc . ( 6.8 %)
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Opioid replacement therapies ( 6.4 %)
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Hospital strategies to reduce opioid
consumption ( 5.5 %)
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Mindfulness and meditation ( 5.3 %)
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Physicians prescribe holistic alternatives ( 4.4 %)
# 4 Implantable drug , cannabis to manage opioid addiction ( 5.9 %)
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