States Require Opioid Prescribers to Check for 'Doctor Shopping'
“We in the health care profession had a lot of years to police ourselves and clean this up, and we didn’t do it.”
New Poll: Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Americans agree that substance abuse is one of the most serious threats to the nation’s health and government efforts to address the problem thus far have been inadequate.
An Illinois County Provides Model to Get a Pill-Disposal Program Up and Running
Lake County knew that preventing prescription drugs from getting into a water supply or the wrong hands is important. And it got help from Walgreens in its prescription turn-in efforts.
This City's Opioid Treatment Model Spawned Imitators
Responding to the opioid epidemic, a Baltimore addiction treatment center offers all medications and all levels of care.
New Petitions to Feds, Accrediting Group Urge Action on Painkiller Overprescription
Amid a national spike in overdose deaths, a coalition of state health officials, medical experts and advocacy groups is calling for the reevaluation of systems and guidelines for managing pain.
National City-County Task Force on the Opioid Epidemic Convenes in D.C.
24 city and county officials from across the country met to address the local impacts of the nation’s growing substance abuse crisis.
Rural Indiana Town Battles HIV Epidemic; North Dakota ‘Man Camps’ Face Closure
Also in our State and Local weekend news digest: Oregon’s $6.5 billion website lawsuit; Uber’s big settlement with L.A., S.F.; and Rhode Island’s DOT consulting fees.
States Looking to Curb Opioid Abuse Should Start by Strengthening PDMPs
Prescription drug monitoring programs are underused and face legislative hurdles in states like Maryland, according to advocates.
How Medicaid Programs Tackle Prescription Drug Abuse
States can inform federal efforts.
Demand Surges for Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy
Nationwide, the number of pregnant women using heroin, prescription opioids or medications used to treat opioid addiction has increased more than five-fold and it’s expected to keep rising.
Building a Ground Army to Fight Heroin Deaths
More than 28,000 people are dying from heroin and opioid overdoses each year. Cities and states, along with the federal government, are trying to get rescue kits into the hands of more people.
Are State-Sanctioned Heroin Shooting Galleries a Good Idea?
Proponents of the sites say they reduce the risk of dying from overdose. Other lawmakers warn that supervised heroin injection sites run contrary to state and federal drug laws and would encourage illegal drug abuse.
NACo, NLC Announce Opioid and Heroin Abuse Task Force Members
The joint city-county panel aims to boost collaboration to tackle substance abuse challenges across the nation.
States, CDC Seek Limits on Painkiller Prescribing
The nation’s governors are calling for a halt to liberal prescribing of opioid painkillers.
Lack of Funding Limits County Officials' Ability to Fight Substance Abuse Crisis
They're willing to collaborate and try innovative solutions, but until treatment and prevention programs are fully funded, it will continue to be an uphill battle.
Vermont Governor: To Combat Opioid Crisis, the Way Pain Pills Are Prescribed Must Change
“It isn’t the drug dealers from South America that are our biggest challenge, it’s our federally-approved drugs that we’re passing out like candy,” according to Gov. Peter Shumlin.
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