News
- New data show growing complexity of drug overdose deaths in America
- More evidence that abuse of Xanax, Valium is on the rise (Donovan Maust)
- Responding to the U.S. Opioid Epidemic: Updates from the National Academies
- New HRSA Program Will Help Clinicians and Patients in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction
- Opioid makers face a wave of lawsuits in 2019
- The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act – What Will it Mean for the Opioid-Overdose Crisis?
- Vice Admiral Jerome Adams’ year in review
- Includes section titled “Naloxone advisory”
- Will drug companies be held accountable for America’s opioid epidemic?
- Opioids kill kids, too – through accidental overdose, suicide and homicide
- Amid Opioid Crisis, The Joint Commission Revises Pain Standards For Health Facilities
- ‘Opioid overdose epidemic continues to worsen and evolve,’ CDC says
Resources
- NPR Podcast — Indicators Of The Year: Opioids
- MMWR: Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2017
- NCTSN: Child Trauma and Opioid Use: Policy Implications
- CDC Hot Training Topic: Opioids –TRAIN Learning Network for online continuing education
Ongoing consensus studies from The National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine:
- Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
- Review of Specific Programs in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)
This month, AJPH showcases articles and podcasts on pain management and public health:
- Podcast on Pain Management: A Crisis With No End in Sight
- Pain Management and Opioid Regulation: Continuing Public Health Challenges
- Pain Management and Public Health: Introduction to the Special Section
- Where Is the Opioid Use Epidemic in Mexico? A Cautionary Tale for Policymakers South of the US–Mexico Border
Past events (watch recorded video presentations):