Mar 28, 2020 | Recent News
Two of the nation’s largest farming organizations came together to stop the stigma surrounding opioid abuse. The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union established an initiative called Farm Town Strong to draw attention to the epidemic in...
Mar 27, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
The US was already grappling with an epidemic of opioid overdoses. People in recovery say the coronavirus outbreak has made getting treatment a nightmare. Read More.
Mar 23, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
The medical community has been working to provide accessible treatment for opioid use disorder to those who are in hard to reach areas, particularly in rural America. Telehealth, or the use of videoconferencing, texting and mobile apps are all being used to aid in...
Mar 19, 2020 | Recent News
As the coronavirus pandemic swiftly drives increasingly severe restrictions on the mobility of everyday Americans, experts are gravely concerned that such changes could prove devastating to clinician’s ability to provide treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD)...
Mar 2, 2020 | Recent News
Between 2014 and 2017, the number of opioid deaths per year nearly doubled for Latinx people. With poverty rates at 19 percent in 2018, over double that of whites, the Latinx community is also more prone to being underinsured or uninsured. Read More.
Feb 27, 2020 | Recent News
A new paper suggests that death certificates dramatically undercounted the number of people dying from opioid overdoses. Read More.
Feb 20, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
Zeal to thwart opioid abuse shouldn’t leave behind patients who still need these drugs. Read More .
Feb 20, 2020 | Featured, Recent News
For the first time in 29 years, drug overdose deaths are on the decline, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). But overdose deaths from synthetic opioids were still on the rise. Read More.
Feb 7, 2020 | Recent News
Early successes of the mentoring program include increased access to treatment for out-of-state residents. Read More.
