News
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- The University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center is pleased to announce a new resource for Post-Overdose Care in the Emergency Department. An extension of the existing Michigan Safer Opioid Prescribing Toolkit, this new addition contains post-opioid overdose information and resources specifically tailored toward clinicians and patients in an emergency department setting.
- Featuring: Sample Take Home Naloxone (THN) and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) protocols that you can download and adapt for use in your emergency department if and when appropriate.
- Explore the Post-Overdose Section Now
- From pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin
- Featuring: Sean McCabe
- Real-Time Overdose Tracking Helps Show COVID-19’s Effects
- Featuring: Patrick Carter and Jason Goldstick
Resources
Bad SAD Season Coming; OxyContin Maker Cops Plea (Medpage)
Can ID Clinics Be Medical Home for Opioid Abusers? (Medpage)
ED Docs: Don’t Fear Buprenorphine for Acute Opioid Withdrawal (Medpage)
Leveraging Social Environment in the Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder (Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Leaning Network)
New guidelines address rise in opioid use during pregnancy (AP)
OxyContin Maker to Take Plea on Federal Criminal Charges (Medpage)
Some Health Workers Suffering From Addiction Steal Drugs Meant For Patients (npr)
Walmart preemptively sues DOJ in opioid case (The Hill)