News

‘IT SAVED MY LIFE’: HOW U-M ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES IMPACTS THOSE WHO REACH OUT (Michigan Medicine)

 

Milwaukee County reports 14 probable overdose deaths in 4 days (FOX News)

Featuring: Rebecca Haffajee

 

Persistent Opioid Use After Childbirth Drops (MEDPAGE)

Featuring: Alex Friedman Peahl

 

Prescription Drugs In The Home Are Fueling The Addiction Crisis Among Kids And Teens, Warns New Research (Forbes)

Featuring: Sean McCabe

 

U-M study finds surprising abusers of opioids: new mothers. The fix is easy (Bridge)

Featuring: Alex Friedman Peahl

 

Resources

Binge Drinking and Prescription Opioid Misuse in the U.S., 2012–2014 (American Journal of Preventative Medicine)

CDC: Overdose Death Rates Now Highest in Cities (MEDPAGE)

Deaths, Dollars, and Diverted Resources: Examining the Heavy Price of the Opioid Epidemic (American Journal of Managed Care)

Heroin and Healthcare: Patient Characteristics and Healthcare Prior to Overdose (American Journal of Managed Care)

NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings (NIH)

Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)

Overdose Prevention Efforts Reach Bars and Clubs (PEW)

Progress in Testing for and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — Georgia, 2018 (MMWR)

Rural‐Urban Trends in Opioid Overdose Discharges in Missouri Emergency Departments, 2012‐2016 (Journal of Rural Health)

Searching for solutions to the rural opioid crisis (National Rural Health Association)

Slight Dip in Post-Birth Opioid Prescriptions, but Room for Improvement (MEDPAGE)

Top Three Opioid Makers; Patent ‘Thicketing’ Illustrated; PBMs vs Amazon (MEDPAGE)

Urban–rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, by Sex, Age, and Type of Drugs Involved, 2017 (CDC)

Webinar: Tapering Guidance for Opioids: Existing Best Practices and Evidence Standards (National Academy of Medicine)