In this recent paper, researchers found that opioid overdoses did not increase among new users of prescription opioids in four states (CA, FL, NY, PA), even as nationwide overdoses increased. Their findings suggest that the growing number of opioid o
Read more…In a tweet on August 11, 2020 state Chief Data Officer Joy Bonaguro offered a bit of an update on the creation of a statewide homeless data integration system — a project already underway when Newsom mentioned it Feb. 19 in his second State of the St
Read more…CNN reported, An estimated 10.3 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2018, including 9.9 million prescription pain reliever abusers and 808,000 heroin users. Opioid manufacturers have cost the American economy $2.15 trillion, accor
Read more…Isotonitazene — commonly referred to as “iso,” is a new synthetic opioid as powerful as fentanyl. Iso is a synthetic version of etonitazene, an opioid first reported in 1957, which is nationally and internationally controlled, as it is highly addicti
Read more…As 2019 data is released, alarming trends are being reported.
"Data from Wisconsin emergency departments show 325 suspected overdoses from March to July 13 compared with 150 suspected overdoses over that span in 2019."
"State Department of Health Serv
Read more…Thought provoking: Cook County is on track to double the number of opioid-related deaths from 2019, officials said at a press conference Tuesday.
Now coronavirus looks to be undoing the advances made against a drug epidemic that has claimed close to 600,000 lives in the US over the past two decades. Worse, it is also laying the ground for a long-term resurgence of addiction by exacerbating man
Read more…"Dr. Nora Volkow... isolation is particularly hard for people suffering from substance use disorders, also depression or other psychiatric disorders,” she says. “Withdrawal and isolation actually just in general exacerbates the problem.”
Read more…The American Journal of Managed Care, recently posted commentary that, there was an alternative approach to the opioid epidemic that can improve both health and financial outcomes. Their commentary:
"The recent pandemic shows the correlation of SDH with who is most impacted by COVID-19 and how this relates to those with SUD/OUD along with the SUD/OUD workforce. One way to look at this is through the barriers to prevention, screening, testing, ca
Read more…ODMAP offers the ability to collect both suspected fatal and non-fatal overdoses, in real time, across jurisdictions, to mobilize a cohesive and collaborative response.
This software may change the game when it comes to outreach and prevention. ODMAP
Read more…Kentucky City Turns to Smartphone App to Keep Kids Off Drugs
Lexington, Ky., and the nonprofit Preventum Initiative are teaming up to launch a new smartphone application for opioid education and prevention aimed at 75,000 Fayette County youth under th
Read more…The Full Cost of the Opioid Crisis
In 2017, CEA published a report that measured the full cost of the opioid crisis by considering the value of lost lives, as well as increases in healthcare and substance abuse treatment costs, increases in criminal j
Read more…The first implant recipient is Gerod Buckhalter, a 33-year-old man with more than a decade of opioid and benzodiazepine use and a history
Read more…https://khn.org/news/use-of-buprenorphine-to-treat-opioid-addiction-proliferates-in-california/
California and others are expanding MAT for the treatment of OUD, although contriversial in some parts of the county it is showing some impact.
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Read more…Ohio has announced this year’s prize recipients for its Opioid Technology Challenge, an event that calls on companies, scientists, health-care institutions and concerned citizens to help address the country’s opioid crisis with tech.
Hundreds of resea
Read more…See CNN for the entire story:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/health/opioid-trial-oklahoma-verdict-walkup/index.html
The judge presiding over the historic Oklahoma opioid trial will deliver his ruling Monday afternoon -- a decision that could have sweep
Read more…On September 6, ONC will host a symposium on Patient Matching for Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs). This one-day symposium will bring together PDMP administrators, standards development groups, health IT developers, representatives from
Read more…It begs the question on funding for research, when in this recent article interconnections are touched on:
...Another area of concern, which is still under the radar, is the connection between opioid addiction and gun violence. According to the study
Read more…The Center at Sierra Health Foundation through the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project announced more than $16.4 million awarded to 120 organizations at more than 270 sites/access points throughout California. This funding will
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