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Opioid Overdose Deaths Surge During Pandemic

Opioid Overdose Deaths Surge During Pandemic

by sfredenburg | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Medication Safety, Opioids

An official Health Advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was recently released regarding an increase in fatal drug overdoses driven by synthetic opioids. A record increase in overdose deaths of 18.2 percent was reported from June 2019 to...
New CDC Training and Resources for Safer Opioid Prescribing

New CDC Training and Resources for Safer Opioid Prescribing

by Keri McDermott | Dec 28, 2020 | Featured, Opioids

CDC released a new suite of training tools and resources to help clinicians and healthcare executives apply CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in clinical settings Addressing the Opioid Overdose Epidemic in the Emergency Department: This new...
Emergency Department Toolkit Goal: Reduce Overdose Rates

Emergency Department Toolkit Goal: Reduce Overdose Rates

by sfredenburg | Dec 14, 2020 | Chronic Disease Self-Management, Featured, Great Plains QIN, Hospitals, Medication Safety, Opioids, Patient Safety

Emergency departments are among the frontline providers for assessment and treatment of substance use, opioid use and non-fatal drug overdose. According to the Avoid Opioid web site, opioid deaths in South Dakota have steadily increased since 2012 and unintended...

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