Opioids

4 things to know about the Senate opioid bill

The Senate will likely pass a comprehensive bill addressing the opioid crisis within the next few weeks, according to STAT. By Harrison Cook - 8/31/18
Drug companies race to make opioid alternatives: 4 things to know

Many companies and scientists are stepping up developmental efforts to make less addictive pain medications amid the ongoing opioid epidemic, according to Science. By Harrison Cook - 8/31/18
Michigan Medicine agrees to $4.3M settlement over drug diversion case

Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor agreed to pay $4.3 million to resolve allegations of mishandling its prescription drug inventory. By Harrison Cook - 8/31/18

The hidden victims of the opioid crisis.

The hospital patient shows telltale signs of opioid withdrawal – feverish, shaking uncontrollably, crabby and irritated, crying out in anguish. By Dr. Ellen Stang, CEO, ProgenyHealth - 8/30/18
FDA to encourage development of nonopioid pain therapies

The FDA is taking steps to encourage drug manufacturers to pursue the creation of nonaddictive opioid alternatives for pain management, according to The Washington Post. By Harrison Cook - 8/29/18
FDA targets 21 websites selling illegal opioids

Federal health officials on Aug. 28 instructed 21 websites to stop selling "potentially dangerous, unapproved and misbranded" opioids online, according to CNBC. By Harrison Cook - 8/28/18
Viewpoint: Trump administration should follow states' lead in opioid epidemic response

Some states are successfully lowering opioid overdose death rates, despite a national increase, through thoughtful approaches to help individuals with opioid use disorder, according to an editorial written by The New York Times' editorial board. By Harrison Cook - 8/28/18

Rhode Island Hospital secures $11.8M grant to create opioid research center

Providence-based Rhode Island Hospital received a $11.8 million federal grant to create a opioid and overdose research center to better understand addiction and develop possible treatment methods, the hospital announced Aug. 23. By Harrison Cook - 8/27/18
Mass General, ideas42 partner to improve ED protocols for opioid use disorder patients

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital entered into a research collaboration with ideas42, a nonprofit behavioral design laboratory. By Anuja Vaidya - 8/24/18
CMS targets children affected by opioid epidemic in new care model

CMS created a new payment and service delivery model to improve care quality for children under age 21 affected by the opioid epidemic, the agency announced Aug 23. By Harrison Cook - 8/24/18
Jeff Sessions to opioid offenders: 'We will find you, put you in jail, or make you pay'

The U.S. Department of Justice took three major actions Aug. 22 to combat the opioid epidemic as part of a crackdown prompted by President Donald Trump. By Harrison Cook - 8/23/18

Opioid epidemic puts New Orleans substance abuse centers at capacity

Substance abuse centers in New Orleans are struggling to treat and provide shelter for the surge of people battling opioid use disorder, according to Nola.com. By Harrison Cook - 8/23/18
68% of Americans would administer naloxone to overdose victim, poll finds

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, in April asked Americans to learn how to administer the opioid overdose antidote naloxone due to the rising cases of opioid overdoses. This prompted NPR to conducted a national poll, gauging Americans knowledge of naloxone. By Harrison Cook - 8/22/18
What hospitals can learn from California EDs treating addiction on demand

Oakland, Calif.-based Highland Hospital is among a small number of U.S. emergency departments that give patients withdrawal medicine, an effort to change a healthcare system that often fails to give on-demand addiction treatment, The New York Times reports. By Megan Knowles - 8/22/18
CDC’s national hospital care survey collects important data to inform the opioid epidemic

Drug overdose deaths are currently the leading cause of injury death in the U.S. By Margaret Noonan, Team Lead of the Hospital Care Team, NCHS - 8/22/18
Black patients more likely to have opioids prescriptions discontinued, study finds

Black patients receiving opioids are more likely than white patients to be tested for illicit drug use to have their opioid prescriptions cut if they test positive, according to a study published in Science Daily. By Harrison Cook - 8/22/18
Trump urges Senate to pass bill curbing synthetic opioid shipments

President Donald Trump called on the Senate Aug. 20 to quickly draft and pass a bill to prevent overseas drug traffickers from shipping synthetic opioids via the U.S. Postal Service, according to The Washington Post. By Harrison Cook - 8/21/18
Opioid epidemic does not influence unemployment levels, researchers find

Despite conflicting information about the relationship between opioid use and national workforce levels, the opioid epidemic does not directly affect U.S. employment, according to research published in The Harvard Business Review. By Harrison Cook - 8/20/18
Trump calls for federal suit against opioid makers, supplies

In a cabinet meeting held Aug. 16, President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a federal lawsuit against select opioids manufacturers and suppliers, according to STAT. By Harrison Cook - 8/17/18
Trump administration seeks 10% production cut for 6 opioids

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Department on Aug. 16 for U.S. drugmakers to cut production of the six most abused opioids by 10 percent. By Harrison Cook - 8/17/18

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