Posts Tagged ‘Opioids’
Atlantic Pulse Summit Illuminates Healthcare Fixes
It’s no mystery that the U.S. healthcare system isn’t doing its best to keep Americans healthy. In fact, the United States has been a poor-performing outlier on multiple measures, including access, outcomes, and spending. There’s reason for hope, though — America excels when it comes to healthcare innovation and collaboration, both of which have the…
Read More$89M Study Aims to Put a ‘Serious Dent’ in the Opioid Crisis
Lead researcher Jeffrey Samet, MD discusses the NIDA grant that seeks to reduce overdose deaths by 40% over three years in highly impacted communities.
Read MoreOpioid Marketing Linked to Opioid Overdose Deaths
A new county-by-county analysis finds that opioid marketing is associated with higher prescribing rates and higher rates of fatal overdoses one year later.
Read MoreAccelerating a Systems-Level Response to the Opioid Crisis
Although the opioid crisis has grown into a systemic problem, a systems-level response has been fatefully slow to materialize.
Read MoreFew Youths Receive Recommended Meds for Addiction
Even as overdose deaths increase, effective medications for opioid use disorder are underused in adolescents despite guidelines recommending their use.
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