Children whose parents abuse opioids more likely to attempt suicide

A new study shows connection between opioid use and abuse in adults and suicide rate among young people.

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Study finds ‘disturbing upward trends’ may have common roots

Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Un

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Community Coalition Accelerator -- the most powerful way to improve your community coalition response to the opioid crisis

NIC Friends,

Over the past 2 years, I've been working with leading professionals to develop a process to rapidly enhance and expand community engagement for addressing the opioid crisis. We've created some amazing tools--like the free comprehensive s

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Overdoses in California prisons up 113% in three years — nearly 1,000 incidents in 2018

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Overdoses-in-California-prisons-up-113-in-three-13819811.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=share-by-email&utm_medium=email

...Nearly 1,000 men and women in California prisons overdo

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National Judicial Opioid Task Force- Resource center for the courts!

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

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New Opioid Grant to Ohio from Dept of Labor - Hadn't seen that before!

Just saw this article about a new grant from Dept of Labor for $11 Million - to fund innovative programs that ultimately help the workforce affected by opioids. https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/ohio-receives-grant-to-help-battle-opioid-crisis/20520200

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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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NPR: University of Michigan Medical School Study: Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises

NPR: University of Michigan Medical School Study: Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises

White drug users addicted to heroin, fentanyl and other opioids have had near exclusive access to buprenorphine, a drug that

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Bloomberg: This May Hurt a Little (Or a Lot) as Opioids Haunt Pharma Bonds

Drugmakers face government suits on generic price-fixing, too
Some are already so indebted they can’t afford settlements

Debt holders are placing all-or-nothing bets on junk bonds from drug makers embroiled in lawsuits over the opioid epidemic

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WIRED: The Unseen Victims of the Opioid Crisis Are Starting to Rebel

https://www.wired.com/story/the-true-victims-of-the-opioid-crisis-are-starting-to-rebel/

The campaign to keep opioids away from people who abuse them has ended up punishing the people

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Congressional report: Purdue Pharma influenced World Health Organization’s opioid guidelines

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Congressional report: Purdue Pharma influenced World Health Organization’s opioid guidelines

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/congressional-report-purdue-pharma-influenced-world-health-organizations-opioid-guidelines/2019/05/

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NIH Director's Blog: Dr. Francis Collins: Easier Access to Naloxone Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths

Easier Access to Naloxone Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths

Posted on by Dr. Francis Collins

A few weeks ago, I was pleased to take part in the announcement of NIH’s HEALing Communities Study in four states hard hit by the opioid epidemic. This study will

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HuffPost: As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode

As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode

Fentanyl and other opioids are involved in nearly three-fourths of fatal cocaine overdoses.

Most states are keeping a close eye on opioid overdose deaths, but they may need to start focusing

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A Legal Reckoning in the Opioid Crisis

From a Fortune Health Brainstorm Daily Email...

Good afternoon, readers.

There may never be true justice for the countless American families who have suffered in the opioid addiction epidemic—a crisis for which the medical industry itself carries plent

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Checklists to Address the Opioid Epidemic?

Colleagues,

There has been an increasing interest in developing checklists and other types of succinct and enumerated approaches to concretely tackling the opioid crisis. Our colleague Paul Wormeli recently shared one such example, from Netsmart. Here

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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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IACP adds opioid resource center

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

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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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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | Opioids II

Here is a link to a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qCKR6wy94U

Here is a link to the "Sackler Gallery" starring four famous actors: https://www.sacklergallery.com/

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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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Children whose parents abuse opioids more likely to attempt suicide

Study finds ‘disturbing upward trends’ may have common roots

Community Coalition Accelerator -- the most powerful way to improve your community coalition response to the opioid crisis

Overdoses in California prisons up 113% in three years — nearly 1,000 incidents in 2018

National Judicial Opioid Task Force- Resource center for the courts!

New Opioid Grant to Ohio from Dept of Labor - Hadn't seen that before!

Opioid Prescriptions Drop Sharply Among State Workers

NPR: University of Michigan Medical School Study: Opioid Addiction Drug Going Mostly To Whites, Even As Black Death Rate Rises

Bloomberg: This May Hurt a Little (Or a Lot) as Opioids Haunt Pharma Bonds

WIRED: The Unseen Victims of the Opioid Crisis Are Starting to Rebel

Congressional report: Purdue Pharma influenced World Health Organization’s opioid guidelines

NIH Director's Blog: Dr. Francis Collins: Easier Access to Naloxone Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths

Easier Access to Naloxone Linked to Fewer Opioid Deaths

HuffPost: As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode

As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode

A Legal Reckoning in the Opioid Crisis

Checklists to Address the Opioid Epidemic?

Behind the Data on Connecticut's Opioid Overdose Problem

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

IACP adds opioid resource center

For First Time, Pharmaceutical Distributor Faces Federal Criminal Charges Over Opioid Crisis

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | Opioids II

California's New Laws To Address The State's Opioid Crisis

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