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Patterns of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in California, 2011-2017

California continues to face a serious public health crisis with the dynamic and rapidly changing opioid epidemic having substantial health and economic impacts. This brief describes opioid-related overdose deaths over time, and demographic differenc

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The California Youth Opioid Response (YOR California) project

https://www.cibhs.org/yorcalifornia

The California Youth Opioid Response (YOR California) project envisions a California with a continuum of accessible and effective youth-specific services. With this goal in mind, YOR California is working with loca

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Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers

https://californiahealthline.org/news/opioid-prescriptions-drop-sharply-among-state-workers/

The agency that manages health care for California’s massive state workforce is reporting a major reduction in opioid prescriptions, reflecting a national tre

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Behind the Data on Connecticut's Opioid Overdose Problem

https://www.govtech.com/analytics/Behind-the-Data-on-Connecticuts-Opioid-Overdose-Problem.html

Hearst Connecticut Media reviewed the detailed data about the 3,701 opioid-related deaths over four years, from the chief state medical examiner’s office.

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Expert witness in opioids MDL: Fixing crisis will cost $483 billion??

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-otc-opioids/expert-witness-in-opioids-mdl-fixing-crisis-will-cost-483-billion-idUSKCN1RU2I5

The Johns Hopkins prof, according to the April 8 defense filing, estimated that the cost of providing treatment, preventativ

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NIC Webinar - Getting Upstream of the Opioid Crisis: The Critical Role of Prevention

What does the population you work with look like? Mary Ann Cooney, provided some examples of "Face of the problem", what stood out is the cross over with SocialDeterminants of Health and the role of stigma in understanding root causes of substance u

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National Strategy mirrors NIC Playbook on prevention

The Director of the Office of National Drug Control has published the first national strategy for drug control under the Trump administration, and it calls for a 3-pronged approach to drug control--prevention, treatment and making the drugs less acce

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Bloomberg: Insys ‘Closer’ Lap-Danced to Boost Opioid Sales, Jury Told

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-29/insys-closer-lap-danced-to-boost-opioid-sales-jury-told

Opioid Prevention

Education (28)

Patterns of Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in California, 2011-2017

The California Youth Opioid Response (YOR California) project

Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers

Behind the Data on Connecticut's Opioid Overdose Problem

Expert witness in opioids MDL: Fixing crisis will cost $483 billion??

NIC Webinar - Getting Upstream of the Opioid Crisis: The Critical Role of Prevention

National Strategy mirrors NIC Playbook on prevention

Bloomberg: Insys ‘Closer’ Lap-Danced to Boost Opioid Sales, Jury Told

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