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Addiction-treating drug still seldom prescribed in ERs, study finds Talking about the massive gaps in prescribing evidence-based lifesaving treatment for opioid addiction: 💡The 7.6% prescribing rate is still far below the (roughly) 100% it should beSupport Our Work ❤️Addiction-treating drug still seldom prescribed in ERs, study findsIt’s now
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Emergency opioid overdose boxes installed at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority residences Highlighting the unnecessary and costly purchase of Naloxboxes. They are charging $100's for plastic boxes to hold naloxone. We must stop the rampant profiteering and use money to support evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to this crisis.
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OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible Critiquing profiteering by naloxone manufacturers and proposing solutions to fix this issue.
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As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it Promoting transparency with opioid settlement money to ensure it goes towards evidence-based solutions.
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FDA approves overdose-reversing Narcan for over-the-counter sale Comments on how OTC naloxone isn’t enough to address issues with access.
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Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk Our Report 2 covering privacy issues with mHealth addiction websites served as the foundation for this reporting.
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For the media, an urgent call to improve coverage of addiction and recovery Our conversation with Zehra Topbas from the University of Wisconsin Center for Journalism Ethics about the importance of Reporting on Addiction.
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About the Opioid Policy Institute We talk with Shelley Irwin about Reporting on Addiction and addiction science. 🔊10min listen
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The Federal Website That’s Supposed to Help ‘Find Treatment’ Needs Work, Experts Say Provided thoughts on findtreatment.gov and how to improve this vital national resource.