Tag: CDC
Heroin-related overdose deaths triple in 5 years, new report
Approximately 25 percent of all drug-related overdose fatalities in the U.S. involved heroin in 2015, a threefold increase from 2010, according to a government...
Gov’t agencies, orgs discuss opioid epidemic at national Rx conference
Key figures in the battle against the opioid epidemic gathered at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta, Georgia last week...
Eye on Ohio: how the state is monitoring their opioid crisis
Ohio’s opioid crisis is at the center of a new case study that reviewed and analyzed policies and strategies used to prevent the state’s...
GOP bill would cut Medicaid for substance abuse treatment
It’s been 10 days since House Republicans introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a bill that looks to repeal and replace the Affordable...
California opioid tax aims to help drug rehabs
A California lawmaker introduced a bill last week that would impose a tax on prescription opioids in an effort to improve funding for drug...
Understanding the value of prescription drug monitoring programs
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are important tools in curbing the opioid crisis and reducing the need for addiction treatment. These are state-run databases...
Women face unique challenges in overcoming opioid dependence
Women are often voiceless casualties of the opioid crisis that has swept across the United States. However, a recent white paper from the Office...
New study validates effectiveness of ignition interlocks for drunk driving offenders
Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) decrease the number of deadly crashes in states where the devices are required for individuals convicted of drunk driving, a...
Curbing abuse and overdoses through opioid stewardship
Last December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its website with information about antibiotic stewardship -- a practice that describes a...
Lack of awareness puts seniors at high risk for opioid abuse
Seniors receive nearly 30 percent of all medications prescribed in the United States and make up 36 percent of the total patient population that...
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