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Live Stories - The Opioid Epidemic: Free Report by County
Harm Reduction Coalition Tools and Best Practices - Webpage providing links to best practice documents, educational materials, and other resources for overdose prevention programs. SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit - 2014 document describing community-wide strategies to prevent opioid overdose, as well as, information for first-responders, prescribers, and community-members. Overdose data in Colorado Overdose prevention Overdose treatment Resources Data and Resource Web Maps What Can We Do Right Now? Community Facts Prescription Drug Overdoses and Health Care Providers Opiate Overdose Outreach Pilot Program Preventing Prescription Drug Overdoses Prescription Drug Overdose Resources Strategic Plan Researchers use health data to predict who will use opioids after hospitalization - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are working to develop statistical models to better predict which patients will be prescribed opioid medications long-term following discharge from a hospital stay. CU Boulder study: Narcotic painkillers cause chronic pain - Three-month study of lab rats shows morphine use increases pain signals from the spinal cord Opioids, obesity—not 'despair deaths'—raising mortality rates for whites Physicians turn to technology to combat opioid epidemic - Pilot project at CU Anschutz makes state prescription database more accessible for doctors Academic Papers
RMPHTC Region VIII Resources
Drug Overdose
Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Colorado Department of Health and Environment: Prescription drug overdose prevention
Tri-County Health Department: Opioid Crisis
Wyoming Department of Health: Opioid Information
Utah Department of Health: Prescription Drug Overdoses
South Dakota Department of Health: Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention Initiative
North Dakota Prevention Resource & Media Center
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: Opioid Overdose Prevention
News from the University of Colorado
CU, VA researchers explore barriers to reducing opioid use for pain - Study finds support from family, health care providers crucial
Training & Resources Curated by Region III – Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development - Combating Opioids Webinar Series
The Network for Public Health Law
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