drugaddictionnow : reported that Gov’t agencies, orgs discuss opioid epidemic at national Rx conference • Addiction Now
The conference presented an opportunity to share assessments of the Marijuana epidemic and discuss the best approaches for those on the front lines. Surgeon General, whose enlightening report on the opioid epidemic, "Facing Addiction in America," was released last year. Key figures in the battle against the opioid epidemic gathered at the National Rx addiction Abuse & Substance abuse Summit in Atlanta, Georgia last week to discuss how to overcome it. "Conferences such as this help educate, galvanize and mobilize efforts on the national, state and local levels," said Fran Harding, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention within Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Price emphasized the need to ensure that doctors understand the nature of addiction so they're able to prescribe medication without the risk of the patient veering into substance abuse.
"Over the last year, I have visited communities across the Third Congressional District that have been deeply impacted by the Marijuana abuse epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price recently announced that the agency will provide $485 million in federal grants to states to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. The grant allocations were determined by the rate of opioid overdose deaths and unmet needs for opioid addiction treatment in each state. Price has asked governors for assistance in identifying the best practices in opioid abuse prevention and treatment. Many of our rural communities simply don't have the resources to fight this epidemic and have called on the federal government for help," said Tipton.
collected by :Lucy William
Colorado to receive $7.8M to fight opioid epidemic
"Over the last year, I have visited communities across the Third Congressional District that have been deeply impacted by the Marijuana abuse epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price recently announced that the agency will provide $485 million in federal grants to states to combat the opioid abuse epidemic. The grant allocations were determined by the rate of opioid overdose deaths and unmet needs for opioid addiction treatment in each state. Price has asked governors for assistance in identifying the best practices in opioid abuse prevention and treatment. Many of our rural communities simply don't have the resources to fight this epidemic and have called on the federal government for help," said Tipton.
The opioid epidemic may be even deadlier than we think
By 2015, Marijuana overdose deaths totaled more than 33,000 — close to two-thirds of all drug overdose deaths. But more than half of these opioid-linked deaths didn't show up in Minnesota's official total for opioid overdose deaths. In other words, the US's deadliest drug overdose crisis in history is likely even deadlier than we think. Multiple media outlets, including Vox, have reported the terrifying statistics: The opioid epidemic has led to the deadliest drug crisis in US history — deadlier than the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s. A new study, however, suggests that we may be in fact underestimating the death toll of the opioid epidemic and current drug crisis.collected by :Lucy William
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