Drug Use Doesn’t End at the Maternity Ward – MN Post Bulletin – Dec. 10, 2018
As opioid deaths rise year by year, a new study led by the University of Michigan, and involving the University of Minnesota, indicates that they may dovetail with another public health concern—amphetamine use. Read More.
‘It Didn’t Happen Overnight’: How the U.S. Opioid Crisis Got So Bad – Yahoo! Finance – Dec. 9, 2018
So far in 2017, more than 72,000 Americans have died from drug overdose deaths, which is a new record according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. By 2013, according to a study in Medical Care journal, the economic burden of the U.S. opioid crisis had already grown to about $78.5 billion. Read More.
Minnesota Senators Push to Lower Cost of Naloxone to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic – KSTP – Dec. 7, 2018
Every single day, lives are saved in Minnesota using an antidote to opioids. Naloxone, or Narcan, reverses the effects of a drug overdose and most emergency responders carry the drug. But some worry not everyone who needs the drug will have access to it. Read More.
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Prescribing Practices Opioid Prescriptions 2016
Hospitalization Rate for Opioid Use Disorder
Find additional statewide data, analyses, resources and prevention practices on the Minnesota Department of Health Opioid Dashboard
According to Minnesota Medicaid claims data, neonatal abstinence syndrome or NAS has increased nearly twofold from 2009 to 2012. Nationally, the number has increased almost 400 percent. If you suspect someone is misusing opioids while pregnant, there’s help for both you and the individual.
Opioid addiction has affected the LGBTQ+ community in plenty of unique ways. Culturual discrimination and limited access, among many other factors, all contribute to the large percentage of people who are addicted to opioids in this community.
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"The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are at greater risk for substance use and mental disorders compared to heterosexuals, which means that opioids are a specific risk to the community. [They] are twice as likely to misuse drugs and alcohol, with estimations of 20%-30%...
An estimated 400 Minnesotans lost their lives from an opioid-involved overdose in 2017. We can all be part of the solution and get people the help they need to feel good again. https://t.co/CcNdEKZPCl @mnhealth @MinnesotaDHS
FDA clears a mobile medical application (app) to help increase retention (the amount of time a patient participates) in an outpatient treatment program for individuals with opioid use disorder
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"The reSET-O is an app that can be downloaded directly to a patient’s mobile device after they receive a prescription to do so from their doctor. It is intended to be used while participating in an outpatient OUD treatment program. It can serve as a...
The beginning of a new year can be the perfect time for change. If you’ve been misusing opioids, recovery is within reach and possible. Let 2019 be the year you feel good again.
