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Posted 6/13/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
Tribal communities throughout the United States are often acknowledged as having higher rates of negative health outcomes, including higher rates of overdose and substance use, with little context given to the contributing historical and contemporary factors.
Posted 11/22/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health has reported that overdose mortality more than tripled for pregnant and postpartum women from 2018 to 2021. Findings from the study referenced by NIDA show that there are significant barriers which can obstruct care for this population living with substance use disorders.
Posted 3/7/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
Although pregnancy is motivation for opioid use disorder treatment, there is a risk of relapsing after childbirth. Unpacking Perinatal Experiences with Opioid Use Disorder: Relapse Risk Implications studies the perinatal experiences that can inform clinical social workers and other health/behavioral health providers on when and how to provide support during this time period.
Posted 2/28/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
In November 2022, the FDA issued a letter providing information on the severe ulcerations that can occur from repeated xylazine exposure, withdrawal symptoms, and the interference xylazine can cause on successful treatment. The FDA continues to investigate the source of xylazine in the illicit drug supply. Health care professionals are strongly encouraged to report events in humans associated with xylazine exposure.
Posted 2/7/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
… and Prevention (CDC) funded an evaluation study of post-overdose outreach programs in Massachusetts known as the … Study. This study group assessed the evidence on post-overdose outreach. The best practice guidelines from this study work to inform post-overdose programs who engage overdose survivors and/or their …
Posted 2/7/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
… announced a toolkit, Public Safety-led Community-oriented Overdose Prevention Efforts (PS-COPE), which provides framework to use to enhance overdose prevention and response in the Black, Indigenous and … resources to help integrate this approach into existing overdose prevention and response efforts. To learn more, …
Posted 2/1/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
This study looks at how common the presence of alcohol is in opioid overdose deaths. While there are "waves" of the opioid crisis, the authors studied how alcohol affect individuals in this fourth wave as it is characterized by opioid-stimulant polysubstance use.
Posted 1/9/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The CDC report released in September 2022 highlights that more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable. Among key findings, the report finds that one of the leading underlying causes of pregnancy-related death includes mental health conditions related to substance use disorder.
Posted 5/30/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
… Overdose Detection Mapping and Application Program (ODMAP) is a free, web-based, overdose reporting platform. It is for local, state, federal, … tribal public safety and public health entities working in overdose response, reduction, and prevention. ODMAP works …
Posted 10/13/2020 (updated 3/27/2024)
The CDC’s National Vital Statistics System has been updated to now include data related to February 2020 overdose mortality, with trends indicating further worsening of the nation’s opioid epidemic.