Opioid over-prescribing is considered one of the most important root causes of the crisis, the influence of pharmaceutical manufacturers on pain management has been considered significant, by conducting marketing campaigns targeted mainly at physicians and patients, downplaying the problematic effect of opioids.

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Australia needs to intensify mitigation efforts to reach its Paris Agreement goal: emissions are projected to increase by 2030.

environment

A key challenge for product market regulation and competition policy going forward will be to prevent emerging dominant players from engaging in anti-competitive practices.

business

The number of lives cut short by air pollution is already terrible and the potential rise in the next few decades is terrifying, if this is not motivation enough to act, this report shows there will also be a heavy economic cost to not taking action.

environment

Amongst major emerging economies, CLIs for Brazil and Russia confirm the signs of positive change in growth momentum flagged in last month's assessment.

top-news

A sharper slowdown of activity in emerging markets and renewed weakness of activity in the euro area could weaken exports more strongly than projected, dampen investment, and spill over to consumer confidence.

technology

Support now seems to follow a downward trend after having peaked... by The OECD

Support now seems to follow a downward trend after having peaked twice in 2008 and 2011-12.

energy