Documented Examples
The term "inverse consequences" has been applied in numerous situations, for example:
- In treatment of drug addiction, medications intended to reduce one type of addiction might trigger another addiction: long-term treatment with opiate medications (such as morphine) has inverse consequences.
- In management of work tasks, a total sequential execution, of work tasks, has inverse consequences, such as a decrease of the workload with an increase of the lead time.
- In asset management, plans for portfolio management might have inverse consequences to the potential benefits.
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