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…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
Read more…Male opioid-related overdose death rates are significantly hig
Read more…https://www.statnews.com/2019/04/24/cdc-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-misapplied/
How do we all get on the same page to manage abuse and ensure those that need medications aren't harmed?
Read more…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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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
Read more…STAT: Insys Therapeutics, opioid maker implicated in major kickback scheme, files for bankruptcy
Insys Therapeutics (INSY) announced Monday it had filed for bankruptcy and will sell most of its assets, just days after agreeing to pay $225 million to s
Read more…...Nearly 1,000 men and women in California prisons overdo
Read more…National Judicial Opioid Task Force
Resource center for the courts!
As an effort to find solutions for the current opioid crisis, the National Center for State Courts has developed an evolving resource center which provides information and resources fo
Read more…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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Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Un
Read more…Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing
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.
Read more…The Johns Hopkins prof, according to the April 8 defense filing, estimated that the cost of providing treatment, preventativ
Read more…The International Association of Chiefs of Police has created a resource center on-line for police agencies seeking to take action against the opioid crisis. The resources include links to state programs that have been proven effective. The resourc
Read more…For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis
The charges against the wholesaler, Rochester Drug Cooperative, and two of its former executives marked a new tactic for prosecutors in tackling the epidemic
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Here is a link to the "Sackler Gallery" starring four famous actors: https://www.sacklergallery.com/
Read more…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
Read more…California's New Laws To Address The State's Opioid Crisis
The California Legislature looked at more than 20 bills last year designed to address the ongoing opioid crisis, passing 14. The laws cover a few approaches to bringing opioid death numbers d
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