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Defining and Implementing a Public Health Response to Drug Use …

(1 days ago) WEBRelated APHA Policy Statements. APHA Policy Statement 8817 – A Public Health Response to the War on Drugs: Reducing Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems among the Nation’s Youth [1] APHA Policy Statement 7121 – Substance …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/08/08/04/defining-and-implementing-a-public-health-response-to-drug-use-and-misuse

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The Crisis of Drug Misuse and Federal Efforts to Address It

(4 days ago) WEBDrug misuse—the use of illicit drugs and the misuse of prescription drugs, such as opioids—has been a persistent and long-standing public health issue in the …

https://www.gao.gov/blog/crisis-drug-misuse-and-federal-efforts-address-it

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America’s opioid crisis: the need for an integrated public health

(3 days ago) WEBThe steady increase in overdose deaths in the United States and recent declines in life expectancy has brought to the forefront the need to adopt comprehensive …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7286889/

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FACT SHEET: Addressing Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic

(Just Now) WEBIncreasing Funding for Public Health and Supply Reduction According to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health , 40.3 million people aged 12 or older …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/01/fact-sheet-addressing-addiction-and-the-overdose-epidemic/

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Drug Overdoses: An Evolving Public Health Crisis - Centers for …

(8 days ago) WEBAmong the 2020 overdose deaths, about 75% involved a prescription or illicit opioid, 62% a synthetic opioid other than methadone (e.g., illicitly manufactured fentanyl), 21% …

https://www.cdc.gov/ore/pdf/CDC-Efforts-to-Prevent-Overdoses_2022-2024_508.pdf

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America’s opioid crisis: the need for an integrated public health

(9 days ago) WEBContinued increases in overdose deaths and recent declines in life expectancy call for need to adopt comprehensive public health approaches to the …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-020-0847-1

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Partnerships Between Public Health and Public Safety Drug …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is a unique collaboration between CDC and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program designed to enhance public …

https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/strategies/public-safety.html

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The public health dimension of the world drug problem: how …

(8 days ago) WEBThe world drug problem has multiple public health dimensions encompassing vulnerability to drug use disorders and dependence, treatment and care …

https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-MVP-EMP-2019.02

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Minimizing Harm: Public Health and Justice System Responses …

(8 days ago) WEBOver the last five decades, the national response to drug use can be broadly characterized by two approaches: treatment, prevention, and harm reduction on the one hand; and …

https://www.vera.org/downloads/publications/Minimizing-Harm-Evidence-Brief.pdf

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FACT SHEET: White House Releases 2022 National Drug Control …

(8 days ago) WEBAccording to the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, among the 41.1 million people who needed treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), only 2.7 …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/21/fact-sheet-white-house-releases-2022-national-drug-control-strategy-that-outlines-comprehensive-path-forward-to-address-addiction-and-the-overdose-epidemic/

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Substance Abuse and Public Health: A Multilevel Perspective and

(3 days ago) WEBBoth prevention and treatment of substance abuse are pertinent to public health, as the two approaches need to employ a multilevel perspective to conceptualize …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7177685/

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What Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use

(Just Now) WEBWhat Works: Effective Public Health Responses to Drug Use 1 . Overview The United States has historically suffered from some of the highest rates of drug abuse in the …

https://www.ojp.gov/ondcppubs/publications/pdf/whatworks.pdf

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Overdose Prevention Overdose Prevention CDC

(Just Now) WEBPreventing drug overdose and reducing substance use-related harms is a CDC priority. Find overdose prevention and intervention resources for public health professionals. …

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

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Public health approaches to substance use: a scoping review

(5 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Substance use is a global public health concern, and includes legal psychoactive substance use (ie, legally regulated drugs, such as tobacco, alcohol, …

https://journals.lww.com/jbisrir/Fulltext/2022/09000/Public_health_approaches_to_substance_use__a.16.aspx

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National Approaches to Addressing Substance Use Disorders

(6 days ago) WEBA Public Health-Based Approach to Addressing Substance Use Disorders. In the 21 st century, the federal government gradually shifted to a drug control policy …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/substance-abuse/1/national-approach

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A Public Health Strategy for the Opioid Crisis - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBWe provide a public health perspective that can be used to mobilize a comprehensive local, state, and national response to the opioid crisis. The now …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6243441/

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Addressing the Fentanyl Threat to Public Health NEJM

(Just Now) WEBAudio Interview. Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, poses an increasing public health threat. Low production costs encourage suppliers to “cut” heroin with the drug, particularly white

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1615145

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2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Releases

(1 days ago) WEBThe 2021 Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators report summarizes the following: Substance use (tobacco, alcohol, vaping, marijuana and other illicit drug use, …

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/release/2021-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-nsduh-releases

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Health Equity in the Response to Drug Overdose - NACCHO

(4 days ago) WEBFatal drug overdoses have long been a public health crisis in the United States. From 1999 – 2018, nearly 450,000 people died from overdoses in the United States. The …

https://www.naccho.org/programs/community-health/injury-and-violence/overdose/health-equity-drug-overdose-response

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Drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 but remain high

(4 days ago) WEBUpdated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. ET. Preliminary data released Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found fatal drug …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/15/1251239829/us-drug-overdose-deaths-provisional-2023

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Addiction Science: A Rationale and Tools for a Public Health …

(3 days ago) WEBAddiction Science: A Rationale and Tools for a Public Health Response to Drug Abuse. New scientific knowledge and effective, evidence-based interventions have provided …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704692/

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An Equitable Response to the Ongoing Opioid Crisis

(2 days ago) WEBA public health response must address these emergent trends. Although efforts to reduce opioid-related morbidity and mortality primarily driven by prescribed opioids continue, there is still a need to address the increasing number of opioid-related fatal and nonfatal overdoses. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2020;46(3):273–288. 22. Association

https://www.apha.org/Policies-and-Advocacy/Public-Health-Policy-Statements/Policy-Database/2022/01/07/An-Equitable-Response-to-the-Ongoing-Opioid-Crisis

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DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment

(5 days ago) WEBThe drug poisoning crisis remains a public safety, public health, and national security issue, which requires a new approach. “The shift from plant-based …

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

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018

(3 days ago) WEBMay 15, 2024 by Brian Tsai. Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United …

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2024/05/15/7623/

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Overdose Prevention Drug Overdose CDC Injury Center

(4 days ago) WEBStates, tribes, local communities, and territories play an important role in preventing overdoses and substance use-related harms. They provide public health leadership; …

https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prevention/index.html

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How do we understand the value of drug checking as a …

(2 days ago) WEBThey described the ways that drug checking could facilitate upstream regulation of the drug market, how the information and transparency made possible by …

https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01014-w

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Chicago Department of Public Health

(Just Now) WEBMAR consists of FDA-approved medications that reduce the risk of drug overdose and death, reduces withdrawal symptoms, and supports care engagement …

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cdph/provdrs/health_protection_and_response/news/2024/may/cdph-press-release-05-15-2024.html

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Fake fentanyl pills skyrocket in U.S. police seizures, study finds : NPR

(6 days ago) WEBIn 2021, illicit fentanyl was the sole drug involved in 41% of drug overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pill use, according to the Centers for Disease Control …

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1250791924/fentanyl-opioid-counterfeit-pills-law-enforcement-seizures-study

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Drug use disorders: impact of a public health rather than a criminal

(3 days ago) WEBAddress substance use disorders as public health problems instead of criminal justice issues.A comprehensive public health approach should offer accessible …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428163/

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Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Overdose Prevention CDC

(Just Now) WEBA substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable, chronic disease characterized by a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the …

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

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The global movement towards a public health approach to …

(3 days ago) WEBThe European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) formally established in 1995, was created to support the European Union region in a …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9262358/

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Bird Flu Detected in Cats: What to Know About Risks, Safety

(9 days ago) WEBDr. Alex Crow, a veterinary surgeon with Pet Health Guru, agreed with Cuevas, adding that infected birds and contaminated environments are the main ways in …

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cats-testing-positive-bird-flu

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Tennessee Board of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors - TN.gov

(Just Now) WEBTennessee Board of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors. May 23, 2024. Event. May 23, 2024 The link to join the electronic meeting is located on the public …

https://www.tn.gov/health/calendar/2024/5/23/tennessee-board-of-alcohol---drug-abuse-counselors.html

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Fighting Fentanyl: The Federal Response to a Growing Crisis

(9 days ago) WEBThe Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) is a unique collaboration between CDC and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program at ONDCP …

https://www.cdc.gov/washington/testimony/2022/t20220726.htm

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EU regulator scraps approval for pregnancy drug over cancer risk

(2 days ago) WEBThe EU health regulator's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), which monitors drug-related side effects, considered new studies in its review …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-regulator-scraps-approval-pregnancy-drug-over-cancer-risk-2024-05-17/

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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) Overdose …

(Just Now) WEBA prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is an electronic database that tracks controlled substance prescriptions in a state. PDMPs can provide health …

https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/php/interventions/prescription-drug-monitoring-programs.html

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