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Articles Tagged with ''opioid addiction''

FDA Announces Pilot Program to Help Stop Illegal Opioid Online Sales

June 9, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are launching a 120-day pilot to help reduce the availability of unapproved opioids illegally offered for sale online.


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Florida Law Limiting First Opioid Prescription is Linked to Drop in Opioid Use

March 2, 2020

A Florida law restricting the quantity of opioids a doctor can prescribe for acute pain to three days’ worth may have led to overall reductions in opioids dispensed to patients in the state, says a new study.


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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Executive Order to Fight Opioid Crisis

January 29, 2020

Illinois Governor Pritzker signed Executive Order 2020-02 to establish the Governor's Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee. Illinois is also dedicating $4.1 million state dollars to expand recovery and prevention services for individuals with opioid use disorder in the state.


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Opioid Epidemic Cost the U.S. Economy at Least $631 Billion over Four Years

December 9, 2019

The opioid epidemic cost the U.S. economy at least $631 billion from 2015 to 2018, according to a Society of Actuaries’ (SOA) analysis of non-medical opioid use.


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NIH Establishes Network to Improve Opioid Addiction Treatment

August 21, 2019

The National Institutes of Health will award 12 grants to form the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) to support research on quality addiction treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in criminal justice settings nationwide. 


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Number of Drug Overdose Deaths Fell in 2018

July 22, 2019

Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined 5.1% in 2018, according to data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

 


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35 Million People Worldwide Suffer from Drug Use Disorders; Only 1 in 7 Receive Treatment

July 11, 2019

Globally, 35 million people are estimated to suffer from drug use disorders and who require treatment services, according to the latest World Drug Report, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).


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DHS Launches $1.55M Challenge for New Solutions to Detect Opioids

March 5, 2019

The Opioid Detection Challenge, a $1.55 million USD global prize competition, has been launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).


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N.H. First Responders to Make House Calls

February 22, 2019
Under NH Project FIRST “quick response teams” of first responders will visit an individual at home after an overdose call and offer to connect them with services at their local treatment center.


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Study Predicts Worsening of Opioid Overdose Crisis

February 5, 2019

A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Technology Assessment projects that the opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S. is likely to increase in coming years.


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