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"This is the first time a California attorney general has filed murder charges against a doctor for overprescribing opioids."
Prosecutors allege that "he[the doctor/defendant] would prescribe 180 to 300 pills in each prescription despite urgent warnings from pharmacies and insurance companies and even after some patients died of drug overdoses, Becerra(CA, Attorney General) said".
Never be afraid to voice your concerns to your doctor if you worry that he or she is prescribing you too many opioids!
While prescribing rates are down, some healthcare providers, particularly dentists still prescribe higher than necessary amounts of opioids.
Learn more by visiting NCAPDA.org
California Alleges Doctor Killed 4 Patients With Opioids
California's attorney general said Wednesday that he is charging a Northern California doctor with killing four patients by overprescribing opioids and narcotics, crimes he linked to the nationwide op...According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, about half of adolescents have misused a illicit drug at least once. While research shows that 1 in 7 kids who partake in alcohol and drug use, will have a diagnosable substance use disorder. With continued alcohol and drug use, the amygdala, which is a part of our brains that produce chemicals such as cortisol and serotonin, becomes swollen and produces excess amounts of these chemicals. This chemical change in the brain can lead to a individual to stay in a survival mode with the flight, fright, and freeze responses.
Join us and learn more of what we all can do to help prevent and end overdose at the 3rd Annual International Overdose Awareness Day rally on August 31, 2019 at the Bicentennial Plaza, 1 E Edenton st, Raleigh NC, 27601, event starts at 4:30 pm followed by a candlelight vigil to honor our loved ones lost at dusk.
Did you know that you can save a life for as little as $40?
That's right, a single dose of life saving naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, is relatively affordable. You can get it without a prescription in many states and if you are a nonprofit, you can get it for free via grants or at a reduced cost.
NCAPDA has just acquired a few kits from California's Naloxone Distribution project. Learn more here:
www.dhcs.ca.gov/individuals/Pages/Naloxone_Distribution_Project.aspx
Naloxone has no abuse potential and is harmless if given to a person even if they are not experiencing an opioid overdose. It gives people a second chance at survival!
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Contact NCAPDA to have us train you, or if you want to learn more!
Decline in opioid deaths is tied to growing use of overdose-reversing drug, CDC says
Prescriptions are way up for a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. That could help explain the recent decline in fatal opioid overdoses.Really fascinating article that discusses the root causes of the opioid epidemic.
The takeaway? Addressing opioid prescribing alone will not solve this crisis.
From the article: Pain pills did indeed flood communities, but the people who abused them "are rarely new to drugs....
a study of Oxycontin users in treatment found that they “were not naive individuals with accidental addictions who were introduced to painkillers by their physicians as reported by the media … [Instead they had] extensive drug use histories."
Many people who began misusing prescription drugs had other stressors/risk factors. The article notes:
"All of us have stressors in our lives, but when the turmoil seems insurmountable, some people find drugs unexpectedly seductive."
What can YOU do?
-Advocate for a conversation about substance use and addiction. There are plenty of risk factors that determine when someone is at risk of addiction and using data and innovative programs could save lives!
-Use harm reduction techniques like Naloxone to help those people struggling with opioid use disorder have a second chance.
-Support organizations like us who use community education and advocate for early interventions.
-Learn about the risk factors for substance use and how to intervene. Check out our Teen Esteem videos here: www.facebook.com/pg/ncapda/videos/?ref=page_internal
-Encourage youth and people at risk to find non-pharmacological solutions to stress. There are many evidence based treatment options and practices YOU can learn.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/what-america-got-wrong-about-opioid-crisis/595090/
The Truth About Painkiller Addiction
Amid an opioid crisis, authorities overestimated the danger of prescription painkillers—while doing too little to identify patients at risk of addiction.Stimulant abuse is on the rise, especially Meth...
Did you know that dentists in the U.S. prescribe opioids at a rate 70 times higher than dentists in England?
While doctors prescribing opioids get much attention, dentists also have a big role and responsibility;
Moreover, the types of opioids prescribed by U.S. dentists are more likely to be those "with a high potential for abuse, such as oxycodone," researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Next time you visit a dentist, please be aware of what is being prescribed! It only takes a couple weeks of opioid use for dependence to begin!
If you are given opioids, please lock them up, and dispose of them in a medication drop off box when you no longer need them.
Link:
www.reuters.com/article/us-health-opioids-dentists/u-s-dentists-prescribe-opioids-far-more-often-...
This is exciting and awesome news!
Did you know that approximately HALF of prison and jail inmates meet DSM-IV(diagnosis and statistical manual) criteria for substance abuse or dependence, and significant percentages of state and federal prisoners committed the act they are incarcerated for while under the influence of drugs?
It's likely that a decent portion of these people started their treacherous journey to substance use with prescription drug misuse.
Getting treatment for substance use disorders will give people a chance at recovery and could prevent them from winding up behind bars, on the streets, or even deceased.
Educating our communities and at risk youth is one way you can take action today! Visit doseofaction.org to see how YOU can start fighting this epidemic.
Brown awarded $10.8 million for opioid treatment aimed at parolees and people on probation
The new collaboration between Brown University and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections will expand an already successful opioid treatment program in correctional institutions, helping people wh...Other News
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