Opioid Epidemic

From Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Solutions to help young adults with Opioid addiction problem from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.

Use of education campaigns by school districts to prevent opioid abuse.

Information from CDC on overdose prevention solutions, prevent abuse, and provide treatment and prevent death.

News article on the opioid use among older adults.

Report from April 2017 from the CDC about opioid addiction.

From NARCONON a path for rehabilitation from drug abuse and to assist society in preventing the scourge of drugs worldwide.

NPR news coverage of elderly abuse of opioids to manage pain.

JAMA Internal Medicine article on medicare, elderly, and opioid prescription.

From the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The opioid prescribing rate interactive mapping tool shows geographic comparisons, at the state, county, and ZIP code levels, of de-identified Medicare Part D opioid prescription claims – prescriptions written and then submitted to be filled – within the United States.

CMS.gov report from 2016 strategy outlining opioid epidemic.

From Science News July 2016.

From the NIH Medline Plus

Guideline summary from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Search result for full text articles on narcotic (opioid) epidemic.
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From Gale Health and Wellness Database