OPIOID SOLUTIONS BIWEEKLY NEWS: April 5TH – April 19TH

News

• Troubling Trio: Many with Dementia Take Risky Combinations of Medicines
  • Featuring: Donovan Maust

• Federal Grantees May Now Use Funds to Purchase Fentanyl Test Strips

Resources

Updates from the NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic (National Academy of Medicine)

*Call for Presenters* Rural Michigan Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Summit (Michigan Center for Rural Health)

New Series of Advisories on Substance Use Disorder Treatment (SAMHSA)

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in the Era of COVID-19: Impact of the Pandemic on Communities of Color (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)

Co-Involvement of Opioids in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Fetal Opioid Exposure Tied to Infant Mortality Risk – But lesser risk seen with opioid withdrawal syndrome, suggesting treatment may be protective (Medpage)

Michigan Opioid Partnership Expands Funding and Outreach With Recent Collaborations (Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan)

Increases in the Co-Involvement of Opioids in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants in Recent Years (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

An Automated Text Messaging Program to Inform Postoperative Opioid Prescribing (NEJM Catalyst)