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Archived Webinar Available: Opioid Abuse in the U.S.: An Urgent Public Health Crisis
The National Institute for Healthcare Management recently hosted a webinar on public- and private-sector efforts to prevent opioid...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces...
Last week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference...
Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Releases Podcast Interview with Director of ONDCP
The NACCHO Podcast Series recently posted an interview with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Michael...
Jul 20, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users
CDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin...
Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...
In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Archived Webinar Available: Opioid Abuse in the U.S.: An Urgent Public Health CrisisThe National Institute for Healthcare Management recently hosted a webinar on public- and private-sector efforts to prevent opioid overdose and death, including initiatives to ensure appropriate prescription of pain medications and to expand access to addiction treatment. Between 1999 and 2013, the amount of prescription painkillers dispensed in the U.S. quadrupled. In roughly the same […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces Transmission of Hepatitis CLast week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference that show for the first time good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy (OST) substantially reduce new hepatitis C infections. The analysis compared rates of new hepatitis C infections in people who […] Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Releases Podcast Interview with Director of ONDCPThe NACCHO Podcast Series recently posted an interview with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Michael Botticelli on the opioid epidemic and how local health departments can help prevent opioid and prescription drug overdose in their communities. According to Botticelli, the epidemic is partly a result of the over prescription […] Jul 20, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin UsersCDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002–2013.” This report shows that heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. Further, some of the greatest increases occurred in […] Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine ArticleIn a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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