In the News
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statnews.com: White House rejects appeal to call national emergency over opioid epidemic
Posted 8/9/2017
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped short of declaring the opioid epidemic a national emergency, rejecting an urgent recommendation from a White House panel on tackling the crisis.
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theatlantic.com: How Job Loss Can Lead to Drug Use
Posted 8/9/2017
Several studies suggest the opioid crisis might be at least partly the result of widespread unemployment.
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nytimes.com: Opioid Users Are Filling Jails. Why Don’t Jails Treat Them?
Posted 8/9/2017
Getting methadone in jail gave a Connecticut heroin user a firmer foothold in recovery. But fewer than 1 percent of jails and prisons allow it.
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telegram.com: Firefighter training explores responders’ role in combating addiction
Posted 8/9/2017
WORCESTER - People tell their doctors about family history of cancer, heart disease and other common conditions that have a genetic link.
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pressofatlanticcity.com: First responders work to increase addiction outreach, support
Posted 8/9/2017
After her son was revived from a heroin overdose in Atlantic City, Elisa Ford wrote a letter thanking the police officer who used Narcan on her son that night.
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app.com: MAKARY: Doctors like me must stop overprescribing opioids
Posted 8/5/2017
For most of my surgical career, I gave out opioids like candy. My colleagues and I were unaware that about one in 16 patients become chronic users, according to new research by doctors at the University of Michigan. Even more alarming, research shows that relapse rates after opioid addiction treatment could be as high as 91 percent. In addition to expanding treatment, it’s time we address the root of the problem — overprescribing.
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NYTimes.com: Short Answers to Hard Questions About the Opioid Crisis
Posted 8/3/2017
This week, President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid crisis, led by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, recommended that the president declare a national emergency. The problem has become significantly worse recently, so you might feel that you could use a little catching up. Here are 11 things you need to know.
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nj.com: How Christie's commission wants to fight opioid addiction
Posted 8/2/2017
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump should declare a national emergency and put the federal government fully behind efforts to curb opioid addiction, according to a preliminary report by the commission chaired by Gov. Chris Christie.
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statnews.com: Prescription opioid use is widespread. Here’s who is most vulnerable to misuse
Posted 8/2/2017
Nearly 92 million adults in the United States used prescription opioids in 2015 — and while the vast majority of those individuals used the medications according to their prescriptions, some groups are particularly vulnerable to opioid use disorders, a new study finds.
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cbsnews.com: More than 1 in 3 Americans prescribed opioids in 2015
Posted 8/2/2017
More than one out of three average Americans used a prescription opioid painkiller in 2015, despite growing concerns these medicines are promoting widespread addiction and overdose deaths, a new federal study shows.