Opioid Overdose in Nevada Presentation by Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Introduction to Opioids: • Opioids are a substance from the opium poppy, or a synthetic form (e.g. morphine or heroin), and opioids have the potential to cause substance dependence, abuse, or poisoning (WHO, 2014). • Opioids can be split into several different categories, which include natural opioid analgesics (e.g. morphine and codeine), semisynthetic opioid analgesics […]
Lawmaker Proposes Peer-Support Centers for Opioid Addiction
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is proposing the creation of a statewide system of peer recovery centers to help grapple with the opioid addiction problem. State Sen. Geoff Gratwick has put in a request for permission to introduce the bill. He says Wednesday it would establish “hubs for peer recovery” in the areas […]
The true cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion, White House says
The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars. In an analysis to be released Monday, the Council of Economic Advisers says the figure is more than six times larger than the most recent estimate. The council said a 2016 private […]