The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. The state asks first responders to report the information through the web- Continue reading
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Data Use Agreement for Prehospital Opioid Overdose Reporting
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. Emergency medical services, law enforcement and other first responder Continue reading
Prehospital Opioid/Opiate Overdose Reporting Reporting Tool Instructions for Law Enforcement and Non-AZ-PIERS EMS Agencies
The state of Arizona has a program for first responders to report any out-of-hospital suspected opioid overdoses, suspected opioid overdose deaths, and out-of-hospital use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose. This document provides instructions for first responders on using the AZ-PIERS system to report overdose incidents. Continue reading
Naloxone Access: A Practical Guideline for Pharmacists
This 2015 guide to naloxone for the treatment of opioid overdoses from The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists includes information about the various forms of naloxone, briefly describes state and local naloxone distribution efforts, and includes sample patient information sheets. Continue reading
Curbing the Opioid Epidemic: Checklist for Health Plans and Purchasers
This 2017 publication from Smart Care California includes a checklist on specific steps health plans and purchasers can take to address 4 policy areas related to the opioid crisis: decreasing the number of patients starting on opioid therapy, improving pain management options, increasing access to addiction treatment Continue reading
Prescription Nation 2018: Facing America’s Opioid Epidemic
In 2016, the National Safety Council identified 6 key actions states could take to address the opioid crisis including: improving provider education, implementing prescribing guidelines, improving their prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), enhancing data sharing ability, improving treatment Continue reading
Madison-Dane County, Wisconsin: A Coordinated Response to Stop the Drug Overdose Epidemic
The National Safety Council produced this report on the collaborative efforts of stakeholders in Madison-Dane County, Wisconsin to address prescription drug addiction and overdoses in their community. The report describes how the stakeholders implemented 4 strategies aimed at reducing access to prescription Continue reading
Public Health Crises and Pharmaceutical Interventions: Improving Access While Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability
This report from the National Governors Association’s Center for Best Practices focuses on strategies states can use to ensure access to pharmaceutical treatments needed to address public health crises. The report addresses opioid related treatment such as medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder Continue reading
Prescription Drug Community Action Kit: Survivor Story – Louie
This resource tells the story of a mother whose son Louie began using opioids after a football injury and soon developed opioid use disorder and began using heroin. One month after his second stay in rehabilitation, Louie fatally overdosed on heroin. His mother now advocates on his behalf and shares his story with Continue reading
Prescription Drug Community Action Kit: Survivor Story – Ken
A first person story about opioid user Ken whose workplace injury led to a four year addiction to pain killers. Through Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Ken is on the road to recovery. Continue reading