This devastating opioid overdose map shows America is fighting 4 distinct epidemics
This devastating opioid overdose map shows America is fighting 4 distinct epidemics
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In Ohio, increasing opioid overdose deaths are strongly associated with increased seizures of fentanyl and carfentanil by law e
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…How Germany Averted An Opioid Crisis
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…As the impact of the opioid epidemic is felt in communities across the US, public libraries are choosing to be part of the community response. With funding from the Institute of Muse
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The AHRQ Academy developed the Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Playbook (referred to as the MAT for OUD Playbook), a practical guide for implementing MAT in primary care and other ambulatory care settings. While the Play
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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…Federal Judge Approves First Safe Injection Site
"A federal judge ruled last week that the nation’s first proposed safe injection site does not violate the 1986 Controlled Substances Act, giving communities one more tool to fight the opioid epidemic.
Read more…Link: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/news/nih-awards-945-million-research-funds-battle-opioid-epidemic
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the award of $945 mil
Read more…Washington Post: Johnson & Johnson reaches $20.4 million settlement in huge opioid case
Read more…"Sesame Street" addresses opioid crisis as Muppet's mother battles addiction
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"Sesame Street" is teaching kids
Read more…NPR: Don't Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks
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Read more…Forbes: Problem Of Prescription Opioid Misuse, Abuse, Overuse, And Diversion Is Multifactorial
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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.
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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
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