The opioid crisis can be understood in a lot of different ways. It’s been described as a failure of policy, the collateral damage in the pursuit of irresponsible profits, or just the latest trend in an eons-old cycle of addiction. But one area that has not received enough scrutiny is the very nature of how healthcare is delivered and paid for in the United States. By Dave Chase, Co-Founder of Health Rosetta - 10/3/18

The Department of Justice will distribute almost $320 million to support individuals affected by opioid-related crimes.  By Harrison Cook - 10/2/18

Many hospital leaders and clinicians are reassessing current pain management strategies and opioid stewardship efforts amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.  By Harrison Cook - 10/2/18

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to stock the opioid overdose antidote naloxone in its automated external defibrillator cabinets at facilities nationwide starting in December, according to NPR.   By Harrison Cook - 9/28/18

The Congressional Budget Office released its assessment of the House's opioid bill Sept. 28.  By Harrison Cook - 9/28/18

Rebecca Savage, a trained OB-GYN nurse, created a prescription drug safety foundation after her two sons died from accidental overdoses in 2015, according to USA Today.  By Harrison Cook - 9/27/18

Congress revealed a 660-page revised opioids bill the night of Sept. 25 as part of a bipartisan effort to address the opioid epidemic, according to The Hill.  By Harrison Cook - 9/26/18

Lawmakers are working to combine two separate opioids bills passed by the House and Senate into a final opioids package to send to President Donald Trump's desk, according to STAT.  By Mackenzie Bean - 9/25/18

The opioid epidemic has grown into a pressing political issue, which many midterm election campaigns aim to bring to the forefront of their platform, according to The Wall Street Journal.  By Harrison Cook - 9/24/18

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, said Americans must change the way they discuss the opioid epidemic and addiction in a Sept. 20 report entitled, 'Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Spotlight on Opioids.'  By Harrison Cook - 9/20/18

The Senate passed its opioid bill Sept. 17 with bipartisan support. The Opioid Crisis Response Act aims to prevent illicit fentanyl trafficking, make individuals and institutions accountable for drug diversion and improve patient access to treatments, according to STAT.  By Harrison Cook - 9/19/18

It is important to address both those already addicted to opioids as well as preventing opioid addiction. For more than 24 years, I practiced as a general internist and treated both types of patients: those addicted to opioids and others who needed medication for chronic pain. For a better understanding of the opioid crisis, consider these four insights.  By David Hurwitz, MD, FACP, Medical Director of Clinical Analytics, Allscripts - 9/18/18

Stephen Colbert discussed the opioid epidemic and took aim at pharmaceutical companies during a "Late Show" segment Sept. 14, according to Rolling Stone.  By Harrison Cook - 9/17/18

Abraham Joy, PhD, an assistant professor at Akron (Ohio) University, and his research team received $200,000 from Ohio's Third Frontier Commission to fund research into a material that can detect opioid residue, according to News 5 Cleveland.  By Harrison Cook - 9/14/18

116 daily deaths, 42,249 yearly deaths, and $504 billion were the statistics that haunted Americans as a result of the opioid epidemic in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  By Setareh Sanjabi, Director, Community and Growth, SERMO - 9/13/18

Instagram is launching a new pop-up feature to help users who search drug-related hashtags find support resources, The Hill reports.  By Julie Spitzer - 9/13/18

One-hundred and seventy-nine drug diversion incidents were reported between January to June of 2018, costing healthcare organizations $162 million in lost pills, according to Protenus' "Drug Diversion Digest" report.  By Harrison Cook - 9/12/18

A record 809 million opioids were prescribed in outpatient settings between 2006-15, and one-third of the prescriptions lacked physician explanation, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  By Harrison Cook - 9/12/18

Many adolescents and young adults with opioid use disorder aren't receiving medication-assisted treatment, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.  By Harrison Cook - 9/11/18

Comprehensive addiction training is rare in American medical education, which denies physicians the necessary diagnostic and communication skills required to treat patients with substance use disorder, according to The New York Times.  By Harrison Cook - 9/11/18