Healthcare Policy Regarding Opioid Use

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Opioids and Substance Use - Margolis Center for Health …

(4 days ago) WEBAugust 31, 2022 - The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy announced the launch of a new effort to assist communities and states in investing opioid settlement funds to support local, sustainable community-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and …

https://healthpolicy.duke.edu/projects/opioids-and-substance-use

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2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline at a Glance

(2 days ago) WEBA law, regulation, and/or policy that dictates clinical practice or a substitute for FDA-approved labeling. Applicable to: management of pain related to sickle cell disease; …

https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/hcp/clinical-guidance/index.html

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Understanding the Opioid Overdose Epidemic Overdose …

(3 days ago) WEBOpioid-related deaths are rising Drug overdose deaths. The number of people who died from a drug overdose in 2021 was over six times the number in 1999.; The …

https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/about/understanding-the-opioid-overdose-epidemic.html

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Preventing Opioid Overdose Overdose Prevention CDC

(1 days ago) WEBWays to prevent opioid overdose are to improve opioid prescribing, reduce exposure to opioids, prevent illegal opioid use and prescription opioid misuse, and …

https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/prevention/index.html

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The Opioid Epidemic: Everyone Has a Role to Play

(Just Now) WEBThe opioid epidemic continues to be a major health care problem in the United States with alarming statistics. From 1999 to 2019, approximately 500 000 …

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.056230

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Federal Legislation to Address the Opioid Crisis: Medicaid …

(9 days ago) WEB27 rows · The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. data collection to facilitate research and policy making regarding opioid …

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/federal-legislation-to-address-the-opioid-crisis-medicaid-provisions-in-the-support-act/

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SAMHSA releases final rule on opioid use disorder …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Jan. 31 issued a final rule that updates certain regulations for Opioid Treatment Programs and …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-01-31-samhsa-releases-final-rule-opioid-use-disorder-treatment

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The CDC Opioid-Prescribing Guideline - The New England …

(Just Now) WEBThe prevalence of opioid dependence may be as high as 26% among patients in primary care receiving opioids for chronic non–cancer-related pain. 2 Risk …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1515917

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New York State Department of Health Announces Awards …

(3 days ago) WEBALBANY, N.Y. (May 21, 2024) – The New York State Department of Health announced today that 10 organizations have been awarded funding from the Opioid …

https://health.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/2024-05-21_opioid.htm

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A Nation in risis: A Health Education Approach Policy …

(5 days ago) WEBPolicy rief A Nation in risis: A Health Education Approach to Preventing Opioid Misuse and Addiction This policy brief explores the U.S. opioid epidemic and advocates for a …

https://www.sophe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Policy-Brief-Heealth-education-and-opioids.pdf

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Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat

(Just Now) WEBDuring this waiting period, patients are at high risk of returning to opioid use or discontinuing treatment. This has been a significant barrier to implementation of XR …

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/faster-approach-starting-extended-release-naltrexone-treat-opioid-use-disorder-shown-effective

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Overdose Deaths Dropped in U.S. in 2023 for First Time in Five Years

(7 days ago) WEBDrug overdoses overall in 2023 were estimated at 107,543, down from 111,029 in 2022, a 3 percent drop. Opioid deaths fell 3.7 percent while deaths from …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/health/drug-overdose-deaths.html

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Opioids AHA - American Hospital Association

(4 days ago) WEBJun 14, 2023. As the House Energy and Commerce Committee works to reauthorize key programs within the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid …

https://www.aha.org/topics/opioids

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Game-Changers: Expanding Access to Substance Use Disorder …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder final rule is a game-changer in the field of OUD treatment, including making certain flexibilities …

https://behavioralhealthnews.org/game-changers-expanding-access-to-substance-use-disorder-treatment-in-2024/

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Opioids: Regulations and Legislation - New York State Department …

(9 days ago) WEBOpioids: Regulations and Legislation. Limit Initial Opioid Prescribing to 7 Days for Acute Pain. Good Samaritan Law. Prescriber Education - New York State physicians and other …

https://www.health.ny.gov/community/opioid_epidemic/laws_and_regs.htm

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Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Study

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2022, an estimated 6.1 million people ages 12 or older reported having an opioid use disorder (OUD). Common treatment options for OUD include medications for opioid use …

https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/moud-study.html

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Opioid settlements: Local governments struggle to distribute their

(7 days ago) WEBUpdated 9:51 PM PDT, May 11, 2024. Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small towns and …

https://apnews.com/article/opioid-settlement-small-towns-local-governments-5daabce1ac8da004f94df0cc0b288e43

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Programs to Fight Opioids - United States Department of State

(8 days ago) WEBThe Program provides reward payments of up to $25 million to those individuals who come forward with information that leads to the arrest or capture of major violators of U.S. …

https://www.state.gov/programs-to-fight-opioids/

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The Opioid Crisis For Healthcare Workers National Nurses United

(9 days ago) WEBThis rapid increase in opioid overdoses has led to increased healthcare use. Opioid-related emergency department visits in the U.S. increased by 99.4 percent …

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/opioid-crisis-healthcare-workers

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive …

https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/05/09/dea-releases-2024-national-drug-threat-assessment

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What’s Different Guidelines Healthcare Professionals Opioids

(7 days ago) WEBThe 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline includes guidance on prescription opioids for acute pain (duration less than 1 month). Nonopioid therapies are at least as effective as …

https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/healthcare-professionals/prescribing/guideline/changes.html

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Opioid settlement funds can be spent on traditional healing in

(8 days ago) WEBThe Mi'kmaq Nation in Maine spent about $50,000 of its opioid settlement funds to build a healing lodge it will use for traditional sweat ceremonies to help people …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/12/1250379089/sweat-lodge-traditional-healing-addiction-recovery-opioid-settlement-funds

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Canberra pill testing service CanTEST issues red alert after finding

(Just Now) WEBCanberra's drug-checking site issues a red community notice for N-pyrrolidino protonitazene after identifying the dangerous synthetic opioid in granular brown powder …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-19/pill-testing-cantest-red-alert-synthetic-opioid-protonitazene/103866870

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Naloxone: Walgreens to offer cheaper opioid overdose drug

(6 days ago) WEBThe company said it will sell a two-dose pack of “Walgreens Brand Naloxone” for $34.99. That’s around $10 cheaper than the over-the-counter branded drug Narcan, …

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/15/walgreens-opioid-overdose-drug-naloxone.html

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