Highest Opioid-Related Mortality Seen in Construction Jobs – Medical Xpress – Sept. 13, 2018
Proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) for heroin-related overdose deaths and methadone-related overdose deaths from 2007 to 2012 were highest among construction workers, according to research published in the Aug. 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Read More.
Minnesota Makes Changes to Speed Access to Opioid Treatment Drugs – Star Tribune – Sept. 7, 2018
Minnesota’s Medicaid program will remove one of the biggest obstacles facing patients who need drug therapy, cutting the red tape that doctors say had impeded their ability to prescribe treatment medications for opioid addiction. Read More.
Amid Opioid Crisis, Researchers Aim to Put Medical Marijuana to the Test – NBC New – Sept. 3, 2018
A cannabis initiative team at UCLA plans to conduct a high-quality clinical study of the painkilling properties of pot—and perhaps stem the opioid epidemic. Read More.
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Prescribing Practices Opioid Prescriptions 2016
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Find additional statewide data, analyses, resources and prevention practices on the Minnesota Department of Health Opioid Dashboard
A9: We must address not only the stigma against people with opioid use disorder, but also the stigma among treatment providers against the use of agonist medications to treat #OUD. https://t.co/I8HzRtAsHK
As we recognize Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week and Pain Awareness Month, let's remember that addiction can happen to anyone. Even when properly prescribed, opioid use can turn to abuse. Recovery is real and possible. And you deserve it.
Young people with opioid addiction not getting proper treatment https://t.co/QCtgqada2n
Our state is taking great strides to address opioid misuse in Minnesota. Follow our bio link to see the State Targeted Response and other action plans. .
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For those who are pregnant, it’s important to remember that opioid usage doesn’t just affect you. There’s another life at risk. Dependence on opioids can even happen when they are properly prescribed. Talk to your doctor and know the dangers.
STAT News reports that the opioid crisis has the potential to be responsible for nearly half a million fatal overdoses over the next decade. Experts agree: it will most likely get worse before it gets better. But you can make a difference today. Use our...
