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Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to...

The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose...

Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds...

    Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use...

    Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    CDC Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing — United States, 2012–2018

    The CDC Vital Signs series addresses a single important public health topic each month. This month’s release presents findings on naloxone prescribing in the United States from 2012 to 2018 and county-level naloxone dispensing in 2018. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Key findings of the report: […]

    Aug 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Infectious Disease

    Sepsis Awareness Toolkit for Healthcare Providers & Local Government

    In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Over the last eight years, this health observance has increased sepsis awareness in the United States from 42% to 65%. Despite these great strides, sepsis remains a public health crisis, taking a life every two minutes. Sepsis takes more lives than opioid overdoses, breast cancer, and prostate […]

    Jul 08, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    All of Us, Infection, Prevention, and Control, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    CDC Releases Materials on Syringe Services Programs

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Dear Colleague letter to announce the release of a suite of materials that highlight the safety and effectiveness of syringe services programs (SSPs) to combat the infectious disease consequences of the opioid crisis. The resources include: A summary outlining the safety and effectiveness of SSPs, A […]

    May 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Strengthening Community Collaboration to Address Drug Addiction in Montgomery County, Ohio

    By Michael Dohn, MD, MSc, Medical Director, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County The Montgomery County opioid overdose death rate was the highest in Ohio from 2010 through 2016. Accidental opioid overdose deaths continued to climb in 2017. Montgomery County became the face of the opioid epidemic with the publication of “Faces of an Epidemic” […]

    Sep 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    International Overdose Awareness Day 2018

    Held on August 31st every year, International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event to raise awareness of overdose and lower stigma around drug-related deaths. Events and activities around the world stimulate conversations about prevention and policy and remind participants that overdose death is preventable. The domestic opioid epidemic continues to expand, with national provisional […]

    Aug 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Hepatitis Awareness Month 2018: Hepatitis C and People Who Inject Drugs

    Today is the last day of Hepatitis Awareness Month. Our final blog post of the month focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its disproportionate impact on people who inject drugs (PWID). What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by HCV. For some people, HCV is a short-term, acute illness. Approximately […]

    May 31, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to Infectious Disease Consequences of Opioid Epidemic

    The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases in communities across the United States. Fighting the opioid epidemic is a national priority at the highest levels of the Administration and President Trump has declared it a public health emergency. […]

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has evaluated evidence-based interventions intended to address these intersecting epidemics, including Supervised Injection Facilities. As part of this work, NASTAD released Call to Action: Supervised...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds $95 Billion per Year

    Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes from a $9.2 billion reduction in indirect healthcare costs, which includes the costs associated with the increased risk and treatment […]

    Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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