News
- Can Community Members Deliver Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdoses — And Do It Faster Than EMS?
- Featuring: Gabriela Marcu
- Nearly 1 in 3 Patients with Lupus Use Prescription Opioids for Pain
- Featuring: Emily Somers
- The Lookout Project
- The Lookout Project is a non-profit organization that was recently founded by 5 students at the University of Michigan. Their goal is to prevent overdose deaths through education for returning citizens. See their website for information on free Naloxone and a video on preventing overdose among returning citizen during COVID-19.
Resources
Addressing the Twin Challenges of Substance Use Disorders and COVID-19 (NIH Director’s Blog)
Best Practices, Research Gaps, and Future Priorities to Support Tapering Patients on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Outpatient Settings (National Academy of Medicine)
Fatal Overdoses Often Mistaken for Cardiac Arrest (Medpage)
Novel Opioid Gets FDA Nod (Medpage)
Opioid Use Disorder: Treatment with Injectable and Implantable Buprenorphine (U.S. GAO)
The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue (SAMHSA)