Vox New data shows drug overdose deaths fell in 2018. But there’s a big catch. It would be the first decline in drug overdose deaths in decades. But there are reasons to be cautious
CBSNews Amid opioid epidemic, report finds more doctors stealing prescriptions
Poz.com FDA OKs First Generic Naloxone Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose – The spray requires no medical training.
NBCNews First major drug distribution company, former CEO, criminally charged in opioid crisis – Laurence Doud III, the former CEO of Rochester Drug Co-Operative, was indicted Tuesday for narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the Drug Enforcement Administration.
John Oliver’s Dramatic Readings of the Sackler Deposition : The Sackler Gallery
NYT The Giants at the Heart of the Opioid Crisis
NIH funds study in four states to reduce opioid related deaths by 40 percent over three years – Findings to serve as a blueprint for communities nationwide
Opioid epidemic is increasing rates of some infectious diseases
An Addictionary
Washington Post William L White Recovery Blog
One Story: An overdose and a mother’s search for truth
YouTube: Ending Addiction channel
Opioid overdose deaths are rising among people with HIV in the United States
Want to Reduce Opioid Deaths? Get People the Medications They Need – Drugs like buprenorphine could sharply curb the nation’s opioid overdose crisis. But federal laws make it difficult for people who need such medications to get them.
Link: CDC Prescribing Guidelines 2016
Link: Opioid Response Network
Group Calls for Moratorium on FDA Opioid Approvals: FDA advisory committee chairman also supports Public Citizen’s petition
Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Third Wave
Chronic Pain Is a Huge, Underrecognized Problem for People With HIV
NEJM: Initial Opioid Prescriptions (declined) among U.S. Commercially Insured Patients, 2012–2017
Hidden epidemic: A daily drug overlooked amid opioid crisis
Mathematical models indicate that limiting opioid prescriptions would have a paradoxical initial effect
Don’t forget the other side of the opioid equation: those with chronic pain who benefit from the medications
Here’s a paper from the CDC detailing the drugs most involved in overdose deaths
Americans Are Now More Likely To Die Of An Opioid Overdose Than On The Road
How fentanyl changes the opioid equation