ONLY take prescription medications prescribed to you by your doctor and given to you by a pharmacy. Anything else is dangerous. One illicit pill can kill.

#substanceuseprevention #substanceuseawareness #opioidawareness #onepillcankill #opioidcrisis

Senator challenges administration official on proposed mental‑health and substance‑abuse funding changes A senator said press reports showed plans to slash $2,000,000,000 from substance‑abuse and mental‑health funding and alleged the new budget would eliminate an existing program and merge it into a reorganized agency with a further $5,000,000,000 reduction; an administration official described a proposed block‑grant approach and departmental reorganization.

A senator's fiery confrontation reveals alarming proposed cuts of $2 billion to mental health and substance abuse programs amid an escalating opioid crisis.

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#US #FederalMentalHealth #CitizenPortal #BudgetReform #OpioidCrisis

⚡ BREAKING: Albertsons to pay $774M over 9 years to resolve all opioid-related claims. #Albertsons #OpioidCrisis

Mixing Xanax and heroin is extremely dangerous, dramatically increasing risks of respiratory depression, overdose, and death. Raising awareness, expanding treatment access, and promoting harm reduction are essential to prevent tragic outcomes. #Addiction #OpioidCrisis #PublicHealth https://rpst.cc/R

Ontario is closing its supervised consumption sites, calling them a failure. So what counts as ‘success?’ | The-14 Ontario ends supervised consumption sites, calling them failures. But what defines success? Experts say saving lives still proves their value.

Ontario is closing its supervised consumption sites, calling them a failure. So what counts as ‘success?’
#Ontario #Canada #AddictionCrisis #DrugPolicy #Politics #OverdosePrevention #Homelessness #Healthcare #Drug #MentalHealth #OpioidCrisis #EmergencyCare
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One-size-fits-all opioid policies have failed many they claimed to protect. We ignored big differences in risk, pain, trauma, geography, and access. Deconstructing Toxic Narratives breaks down why uniform approaches fail and what an equity-focused solution looks like.
#OpioidCrisis #HealthPolicy

Know the signs of an opioid overdose, and be prepared to respond by carrying naloxone

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WV has the highest opioid death rate in the country. For decades. Pharma companies flooded Mingo County and Cabell County with pills.

Federal cuts to addiction treatment programs in WV aren't just cruel. They're a death sentence. #NoKings #WestVirginia #OpioidCrisis

WV has the highest opioid death rate in the country. For decades. Pharma companies flooded Mingo County and Cabell County with pills.

Federal cuts to addiction treatment programs in WV aren't just cruel. They're a death sentence. #NoKings #WestVirginia #OpioidCrisis

TONIGHT: Addictions and Mental Health Ontario presents The Walrus Talks Opioids, where experts will share strategies for tackling the #OpioidCrisis, policy solutions, and more. Join us online or in Toronto. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-walrus-talks-opioi...

Opioid Crisis Grew Inside America’s Legal System - Olam News Opioid Crisis in the United States spread through legal medicine, weak oversight, and profit incentives before fentanyl flooded illicit markets.

Opioid Crisis in the United States spread through legal medicine, weak oversight, and profit incentives before fentanyl flooded illicit markets.
#dea #fentanyl #florida #insysTherapeutics #opioidCrisis #overdoseDeaths #pillMills #purduePharma #sacklerFamily #subsys

Opioid Crisis Exposed Inside America’s Legal System - Olam News Opioid Crisis in America grew inside a legal medical system that prized sales, weak oversight, and delayed accountability for years.

Opioid Crisis in America grew inside a legal medical system that prized sales, weak oversight, and delayed accountability for years.
#addiction #fda #fentanyl #naloxone #opioidCrisis #oxycontin #publicHealth #purduePharma #sacklerFamily #westVirginia

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Dr. Mark Greenwald | The NET Device™: A New Tool to Help People Recover from Opioid Addiction - SciTube For people trying to stop using opioids, the most dangerous point in recovery often comes right at the start. Withdrawal can arrive quickly and fiercely, bringing physical pain, severe anxiety, sleepl...

Reducing opioid withdrawal by 60% in 1 hour.
The NET Device is making recovery more accessible.
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Eulogy For The Mountain Man: Appalachia’s Ongoing Deadly Opioid Epidemic Growing up here in Eastern Kentucky, I learned early on to fall in love with the coming of spring and all the sublime delights that come…

This one is really personal to me given that it killed my stepfather less than two weeks ago. Please, give it a read, share it around, and help raise some awareness.

Tips welcome, but I'd do this one for free.

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Arizona O'Neill explores a decision that haunted her in the graphic novel Opioids & Organs An interview with Montreal author and illustrator Arizona O'Neill about her upcoming graphic novel Opioids & Organs.

Opioids and Organs by Arizona O’Neill from Drawn and Quarterly. @dandq.bsky.social

A difficult subject, one important to a lot of us.

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#Canada #Montreal #opioids #opioidcrisis

#feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Empowered Relief in Patients With Chronic Pain Taking Methadone or Buprenorphine: Single-Arm National Pilot Study Background: Approximately 45% of individuals taking methadone or buprenorphine have chronic pain. These medications are commonly prescribed for chronic pain or opioid use disorder (OUD). To optimize pain management as well as reduce opioid-related symptoms (eg, craving) and risks (misuse and overdose), there is a critical need for a brief, effective, and accessible pain skills intervention for this population. Objective: This single-arm study aimed to examine the #feasibility and preliminary efficacy of online Empowered Relief (ER), a 1-session pain relief skills class, for individuals with chronic pain taking methadone or buprenorphine for chronic pain or OUD. Methods: A priori #feasibility criteria were defined as at least 75% of enrolled participants attending the ER class and the mean satisfaction rating of at least 8 on a 0‐10 scale. Participants were recruited nationally across the United States. Out of the 69 enrolled participants, 55 attended the ER class. Self-report measures were collected at baseline, immediately post class, and at follow-up points of 2 weeks and months 1‐3. Additionally, qualitative interviews were conducted in a small sample (n=14) to obtain in-depth participant feedback. Among the class attendees, 51 participants (27/51, 52.9% female; mean age 48.6, SD 12.2, range 28‐71 years) completed at least one follow-up survey, and treatment outcomes were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA, with missing data imputed using linear regression. This analytic sample consisted of 24 participants taking methadone and 27 participants taking buprenorphine; 43.1% (22/51) endorsed at least≥2 OUD symptoms within the past 12 months, meeting the ( [Fifth Edition]) diagnostic criteria for current OUD. Results: #feasibility was achieved with 79.7% (55/74) attendance and mean 8.6 (SD 2) ratings of treatment appraisal and satisfaction. Qualitative feedback demonstrated high acceptability of the class content and delivery, with suggestions for refinements. Repeated-measures ANOVAs and FDR-corrected post hoc tests revealed significant reductions at 1 month post-ER class (primary endpoint) in pain intensity (Cohen =0.71), pain bothersomeness (Cohen =0.54), and pain interference (Cohen =0.61). At 3 months post-ER class, efficacy was maintained for pain intensity, pain bothersomeness, and pain interference (Cohen =0.28, 0.44, and 0.48, respectively). No significant time effects were observed for pain catastrophizing, sleep disturbance, physical function, fatigue, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and opioid craving. Conclusions: This study is the first to test ER in patients taking methadone or buprenorphine for pain or OUD. Findings showed #feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary evidence of treatment efficacy. Participant feedback will inform future study designs. These findings support a randomized trial to fully evaluate the efficacy and scalability of ER in this population. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05057988; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05057988 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): RR2-10.2196/53784

JMIR Formative Res: #feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Empowered Relief in Patients With Chronic Pain Taking Methadone or Buprenorphine: Single-Arm National Pilot Study #ChronicPain #PainManagement #OpioidCrisis #EmpoweredRelief #Methadone

North America needs $996 Billion for a real solution to the opioid crisis, yet we only spend $43.6 Billion on treatment and laws. That’s a $952.6 BILLION gap. 📉
We need to stop ignoring the math. You can't fix a trillion-dollar problem with pennies. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 #OpioidCrisis #cdnpoli #MAGA #CPC

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Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain The largest review of its kind suggests opioids may offer far less relief for acute pain than commonly believed.

Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Opioids Are Most Effective for Acute Pain #Science #HealthandMedicine #PainManagement #OpioidCrisis #HealthcareResearch

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integration work afterward is critical. https://ibogainetreatmentguide.com/fentanyl
#Fentanyl #AddictionTreatment #OpioidCrisis #Ibogaine #MentalHealth #PublicHealth

"...harm reduction efforts that have been implemented over the years are proving successful. Previous research has found that those efforts — like providing the naloxone and overdose prevention sites — have prevented thousands of deaths in B.C."

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“An Oklahoma court case highlights the health care giant's role in the epidemic as a leading supplier of opioid ingredients. In the 1980s, Johnson & Johnson needed a reliable supply of opium for a popular product, Tylenol with codeine.Nov 9, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com Johnson & Johnson's Brand Falters Over Its Role in the Opioid Crisis Feedback About featured snippets People also ask What is the role of Johnson and Johnson in the opioid crisis? Johnson & Johnson's unique role in proliferating opioids In addition to using the processed active ingredients to produce its own opioids, Johnson & Johnson sold them to other major opioid manufacturers for use in making their opioid drugs. Jan 24, 2024 https://www.atg.wa.gov Johnson & Johnson to pay nearly $150M over its role fueling opioid ... What drug is Johnson and Johnson known for? Did any of the Sacklers go to jail? What companies are involved in the opioid settlement? The Wave One Settlements resolved litigation that many state and local governments brought for opioid-related misconduct against three drug distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen (renamed Cencora in 2023) – along with the drug maker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Janssen. https://ncopioidsettlement.org About the National Opioid Settlements Is the Sackler family still rich? What company is responsible for opioids? THE ROLE OF PURDUE PHARMA AND THE SACKLER FAMILY IN THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC116th Congress (2019-2020) https://www.congress.gov THE ROLE OF PURDUE PHARMA AND THE SACKLER FAMILY IN ... Why is Sackler's name being removed? The stipulation is part of a new settlement agreement reached by members of the billionaire Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, to address their role in the opioid epidemic that has killed over half a million people in the United States. If the deal is approved by presiding bankruptcy judge, Robert D.Mar 4, 2022 https://hyperallergic.com Museums Will be Able to Remove Sackler Name With…

How much did the Sackler family make off OxyContin? “This epidemic, no doubt, was fueled by Purdue Pharma's manufacturing and deceptive marketing of OxyContin, a highly potent and addictive drug. Dependency on the drug ruined countless lives, while the Sackler family and Purdue made more than $35 billion from its distribution, profiting off of the suffering of others.”Jan 23, 2025 https://www.attorneygeneral.gov AG Sunday Announces National Settlement with Purdue Pharma ...”

“.. leading supplier of opioid ingredients.. Johnson & Johnson ..opium for a popular product, Tylenol with codeine.
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Prescription for Disaster: The SSDI Rate, Pain, and Prescribing Practices William N. Evans and Ethan M.J. Lieber A county’s fraction of adults in 1990 on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a strong predictor of growth in local drug death rates after 2000. The part of the SSDI rate related to drug deaths is not proxying for well-known contributors to the drug crisis, e.g. OxyContin. Instead, it appears to capture the fraction of people in chronic pain. We show that in the late 1990s, physicians began prescribing opioids more aggressively to treat pain. Taken together, our estimates suggest that drug deaths rates would be 43% lower in 2015 had prescribing practices stayed at 1995 levels.

Pain pills, not just despair, fueled the #OpioidCrisis. A county’s 1990 #disability rate predicted where drug deaths would explode. William N. Evans and Ethan M.J. Lieber found 43% fewer deaths if prescribing practices stayed at 1995 levels.
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Biosurveillance and the Opioid Crisis in Emergency Medicine: Qualitative Study of Physician Perspectives Background: In 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared a national opioid crisis. In 2022, an estimated 81,806 overdose deaths involved an opioid. Emergency departments are critical in the pathway of care for providing resources and linkages to services. Studies investigating emergency medicine (EM) physicians’ perspectives on the opioid crisis have largely focused on prescribing. Objectives: To investigate EM physicians’ perspectives on response strategies to the opioid crisis of biosurveillance and linkages to care. A secondary objective was to map reported challenges and recommendations using a sequential intercept model as an actionable framework. Methods: This is a qualitative study. Six EM physicians in an academic health care system were interviewed through semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed, then thematically coded and analyzed to identify cross-sector settings and barriers to care with corresponding recommendations. Settings and recommendations were mapped as a sequential intercept model. Results: EM physicians identified 9 key settings as crucial touch points in the opioid crisis: home setting, emergency medical services, patient care, clinically relevant data and information, prescriptions and pain management, predischarge coordination, outpatient resources, biosurveillance sample collection, and the external partner and administrative environment. Biosurveillance challenges included concerns about collecting biological materials for state and regional monitoring, as well as the time burden for sample collection. Linkage to care challenges included social determinants of health and limited outpatient care access. Recommendations were specific to each setting and included care coordination and fostering cross-sector partnerships. A patient-centered approach and better integration of community resources were emphasized. Conclusions: The service delivery culture is of acute and episodic care but needs to more seamlessly address care across its fragmented multicomponent complex system. EM physicians face systemic challenges and provide actionable recommendations to promote comprehensive care to patients presenting to the emergency department with opioid-related complaints.

JMIR Formative Res: Biosurveillance and the Opioid Crisis in Emergency Medicine: Qualitative Study of Physician Perspectives #OpioidCrisis #EmergencyMedicine #Biosurveillance #PublicHealth #HealthCare

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The Road From Vancouver To The World's Largest Fentanyl Superlab A truck fire near Merritt. Seventeen tonnes of chemicals in a Maple Ridge mansion. The first Canadian document to name the Chinese syndicate supplying BC's superlabs — and American streets.

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and social burden of the epidemic on taxpayers and communities.
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The perioperative role of #opioids requires re-evaluation due to the #OpioidCrisis. Opioid-free and opioid-sparing techniques are increasingly used but lack of guidance and training limits their use #OpenAccess www.bjaopen.org/article/S2772-6096(25)00...