2021年4月30日 · The AMA believes that science, evidence, and compassion must continue to guide patient care and policy change as the nation’s opioid epidemic evolves into a more dangerous and complicated illicit drug-overdose epidemic.

2024年11月1日 · CDC is committed to addressing the opioid overdose epidemic and supporting states and communities as they continue work to identify outbreaks, collect data, respond to overdoses, and provide care to those in their communities. On average, 224 people died each day from an opioid overdose in 2022.

2025年1月31日 · In 2016, drug experts mapped out solutions to the opioid epidemic. Several major initiatives subsequently were proposed and implemented. Many changes have had profound influences, reducing...

2023年9月20日 · The opioid epidemic is a complex public health crisis that can be ameliorated by addressing root causes of drug use; expanding access to treatment and harm reduction strategies; and reducing...

2022年5月3日 · Before an audience of policymakers, journalists, scientists, and healthcare professionals, these individuals and members of the Olin Brookings Commission outlined their solutions and...

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Manatt Health released a national policy roadmap in September 2019 to guide policymakers in taking action to help end the nation’s opioid epidemic. This expanded 2020 roadmap starts with our 2019 policy recommendations and an assessment of progress made.

2024年3月20日 · Even as opioid prescriptions have plummeted, deaths due to opioid use disorder (OUD) have continued to soar in the United States as powerful synthetic fentanyl flows into the illegal market, accounting for 75 percent of drug overdose deaths in 2021 alone.

2022年2月2日 · The opioid epidemic is projected to claim 1.22 million U.S. lives this decade without new efforts to stem the crisis, according to a report that traces the roots of the problem and offers in-depth solutions.

2022年10月1日 · The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched its Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative® (or NIH HEAL Initiative®) in 2018 to support science-based solutions to the opioid crisis. As of July 2022, NIH had invested $2 billion in HEAL, funding some 600 research projects nationwide.

The U.S. opioid crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and the spread of synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl). We model the effectiveness of reduced prescribing, drug rescheduling, prescription monitoring programs (PMPs), tamper-resistant drug ...

2025年2月1日 · Synthetic opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States. ... the CCP does not lack the capacity to severely blunt the global illicit opioid epidemic ...

Community-Based Solutions. One approach to dealing with the opioid epidemic is to reduce the supply in households with organized disposal efforts such as drop boxes or take-back events. “But we’re a little skeptical of how well they work,” admits Wolfson.

2025年1月13日 · The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), through its Overdose Response Network, and Mobilize Recovery’s partnerships have aimed to get naloxone in the hands of those on the front lines of the opioid epidemic – recovery residences, community organizations, and others who would be most likely to encounter someone having an overdose.

2019年10月4日 · Relaxing some laws, changing the kinds of treatments for which payers reimburse and lifting the stigma around opioid addiction would go a long way in addressing the epidemic, experts say. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.

The widespread abuse of prescription opioids and a dramatic increase in the availability of illicit opioids have created what is commonly referred to as the opioid epidemic.

2025年1月22日 · In this conversation, Vinnidhy Dave, D.O., hospice specialist and director of palliative medicine at Englewood Health Physician Network, and Lauren Savage, director of population health at Englewood Hospital, discuss what Englewood Health is doing to prevent opioid use in its communities and how an opioid risk tool provides guidance and protocols to …

At an event focusing on population-health approaches to the opioid epidemic, discussants agreed that better coordination of care, community involvement in finding solutions, and more consistent use of improved pain-control options are required.

Overprescribing opiates and opioids, lack of education and opportunity, and being unmarried or divorced were some of the identified contributing factors to dependence on opioids.

2018年1月6日 · The widespread abuse of prescription opioids and a dramatic increase in the availability of illicit opioids have created what is commonly referred to as the opioid epidemic.

2025年1月27日 · These findings are the latest in a series of studies by Northeastern researchers over recent years, offering data-driven solutions to tackle the opioid epidemic. Alam and his team have developed AI models using Massachusetts health data to identify risk factors for opioid use disorder and treatment discontinuation, helping doctors tailor care ...

2016年8月31日 · Fortunately, communities are finding solutions to these concerns and working together across sectors to prevent opioid use, intervene, and provide resources for those who are affected by opioid use.

5 天之前 · This week on EJB Talks, new Bloustein School Assistant Professor Zoe Lindenfeld talks to Dean Stuart Shapiro about her research on substance use disorders, particularly the opioid crisis, and its ties to healthcare access and policy. She explains how her interest in the field was sparked by the opioid epidemic’s emergence as a public health crisis.

2017年8月5日 · Drugs such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone can all be used to treat people addicted to opioids. But they are best combined with behavioural therapies that teach people how to...

2023年1月6日 · There are no simple solutions to America’s deadly overdose epidemic, which costs 100,000 lives each year and is erasing gains in life expectancy. But a team of USC researchers have found one low-cost intervention can make a difference: a letter notifying providers their patient has died from an overdose.

2025年1月30日 · Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults.

2017年11月1日 · Orthopaedic leaders, armed with information and strategies, can help lead the way to solutions to the opioid epidemic in their respective communities, institutions, and subspecialty societies. Through leadership and education, orthopaedic surgeons can help shape the solution for this critical public …

6 天之前 · A new non-opioid painkiller, suzetrigine, has just been approved by the US drug regulator, the FDA.It is the first non-opioid painkiller the agency has approved in over two decades. Because of ...

2024年8月1日 · Investigation and Outcomes. Data for this analysis are from the Toxicology Investigators Consortium Fentalog Study Group, a 2020–2025 study of patients aged >18 years evaluated in 10 EDs in nine states after a suspected opioid overdose as part of ongoing activities to determine the role and prevalence of novel substances in these overdoses.

4 天之前 · Synthetic opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States. During my first term, I took steps to end the direct flow of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the United States. ... As such, the CCP does not lack the capacity to severely blunt the global ...

2 天之前 · (TNND) — The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion in 2023 in expenses related to loss of life, loss of quality of life, loss of labor force productivity, crime and costs to the healthcare system, according to a study obtained by Fox News Digital shows. The Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the executive office, released these findings on Friday.

2019年10月7日 · Opioid use disorder has been as stubborn as it has been destructive. But a number of public-policy shifts could, if adopted, dramatically alter the course of the crisis.

6 天之前 · SUMMARY: In order to effectuate the President's February 1, 2025 Executive Order “Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China,” which imposes specified rates of duty on imports of articles that are products of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), the Secretary of Homeland Security has …

2024年2月29日 · Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI), which is in bankruptcy, has agreed to resolve criminal and civil investigations related to the company’s sales and marketing of the opioid drug Opana ER with INTAC (Opana ER), the Justice Department announced today. The United States has also reached an agreement in Endo’s bankruptcy case to settle its monetary claims arising …

2024年5月3日 · Opioid Manufacturer Endo Health Solutions Inc. Ordered To Pay $1.536B In Criminal Fines and Forfeiture For Distributing Misbranded Opioid Medication; ... “The opioid epidemic is a plague on our country,” said Inspector General Robert P. Storch for the Department of Defense (DoD). “Our warfighters and their families sacrifice greatly for ...