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Opioid Deaths Reach Lowest Level in Nearly a Decade
The number of people who have died due to opioid overdoses have dropped since the emergency began back in 2017. In part., we can thank programs like inpatient care and local Narcotics Anonymous chapters. A new analysis also documents fewer opioid prescriptions from retail pharmacies. Treatment & Prescribing Trends The Health Affairs Forefront analysis examined …
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Military Support Helps Veteran Spouses Afford Opioid Treatment
Veteran spouses might have opioid addictions after years of managing health problems that come alongside military family life. Recovery involves affordable treatment, support for the marriage, connections with other spouses through Narcotics Anonymous and other support groups and a plan for life after rehab. A personal experience shows how it happens. Cecelia “Cece” Grover is …
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Doctors Argue Kratom Should Be Classified as an Opioid
A physician’s new argument for classifying kratom as an opioid might open eyes concerning its addictive properties. Dr. Andrew Kolodny of Brandeis University’s Opioid Policy Research Collaborative relayed that folks consuming substantial amounts of mitragynine or semisynthetic kratom opioids clinically resemble patients he has treated for oxycodone, heroin or fentanyl addiction. Kolodny and Dr. Christopher …
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Topeka Approves $300K for Opioid Addiction Homeless Outreach
The Topeka City Council approved $300,000 for a homeless outreach program built around opioid addiction as a root cause of homelessness. They’ll fund daily field workers to connect folks on the street to case management, clinical services, and treatment. The program is led by the nonprofit Breakthrough House. Even though Kansas has many programs like …
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New CVS Rules May Affect Patients Prescribed Opioids
The $315 million CVS opioid settlement announced October 13 led to a new company proposal to block suspicious prescribers at the pharmacy counter. That can certainly reduce the number of opioids prescribed. But researcher Alex Smolak poses one question. If CVS refuses a prescriber, a legit patient might be further hurt. Settlement Requirements The agreement …
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$150M Donated to Expand Opioid Addiction Treatment Access
Six states will soon guarantee medication treatment for opioid addiction to every incarcerated person who needs it and every emergency room patient who arrives in withdrawal or at risk of overdose. It’s backed by a $150 million investment announced at the Bloomberg American Health Summit in Baltimore. To be sure, Maryland boasts a wide range …
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Baltimore Spends Portion of $427M Opioid Settlement on Treatment
Baltimore has one of the largest opioid addiction settlements in the entire USA. The city was awarded $427.5 million in opioid restitution funds and has already allocated $124,460,291 for treatment. There’s now a second round of community grants in the works. To be clear, Maryland already has many programs that battle opioids. Services range from …
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Augusta University in Georgia Wins $2.5M Overdose Prevention Grant
Georgia’s overdose prevention effort got a shot in the arm. Researchers at Augusta University’s School of Public Health received a three-year, $2.5 million grant from the SAMHSA to improve overdose prevention in communities across the state. Funds arrive as opioid overdose deaths remain a leading cause of preventable death and where rural counties have the …
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Naloxone-Resistant Fentanyl Mix Sweeping Across Ohio and Illinois
A new report from Ohio and Illinois documents how fentanyl is increasingly blended with synthetic animal tranquilizers. This time, naloxone doesn’t work. The reporting follows Mike, a 48-year-old army veteran in Columbus who has lived with opioid addiction for 20 years. His drugs are cut with “xylazine, and the one we can’t pronounce.” That second …
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$3M Grant Fights Fentanyl Deaths With Opioid Overdose Training
A new $3 million federal grant will put opioid overdose reversal training into more hands across two of Texas’s largest counties. The University of Houston will use the four-year grant from SAMHSA to expand FRONTLINES, a Houston-based program that trains first responders in Harris and Fort Bend counties to recognize an opioid overdose and administer …
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