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Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact
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Johns Hopkins University
About Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact
While prescription opioids serve an invaluable role for the treatment of cancer pain and pain at the end of life, their overuse for acute and chronic non-cancer pain as well as the increasing availability of heroin and illicit fentanyl, have contributed to the highest rates of overdose and opioid addiction in U.S. history. Evidence-informed solutions are urgently needed to address these issues and to promote high-quality care for those with pain. This course and the report it is based on are a response to that need. They offer timely information and a path forward for all who are committed to addressing injuries and deaths associated with opioids in the United States.
What You Will Learn?
- Identify data sources for information about the opioid epidemic in the United States and explain general trends in opioid overdose deaths.Identify ways that prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) can be used to reduce the supply of prescription opioids Explain why pharmacy benefit managers are relevant to opioid epidemicExplain the role of prescribing guidelines, safe storage, treatment, reducing stigma, and product design in opioid epidemic.