Surveying US Correctional Facilities’ Pandemic Policies on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Recently updated data explore key features of COVID-19 mitigation laws regulating MOUD treatment at state correctional facilities.
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Read more: Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder? Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
Pharmaceutical policy must facilitate, not hinder, timely and adequate access to medication and supporting care.
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Read more: New Data Highlights Complexity of Good Samaritan Overdose Law Landscape New Data Highlights Complexity of Good Samaritan Overdose Law Landscape
Only three states have yet to enact any Good Samaritan laws related to drug overdoses: Wyoming, Kansas, and Texas.
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Read more: To Address the Overdose Epidemic, Tackle Pharma Industry Influence To Address the Overdose Epidemic, Tackle Pharma Industry Influence
To combat the opioid epidemic, we have to understand how regulators failed to protect the public health as the market for prescription opioids grew.
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Read more: Civil Commitment for Opioid Misuse: The Need for an Ethical Use Framework Civil Commitment for Opioid Misuse: The Need for an Ethical Use Framework
Despite political investment in the use of civil commitment for opioid use disorder, evidence of its effectiveness is sparse.
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Read more: The Case for Non-Police Response to Behavioral Health Crises The Case for Non-Police Response to Behavioral Health Crises
Despite being both feasible and effective, alternatives to police intervention for behavioral health crises remain the exception, rather than the rule.
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Read more: How Supervised Injection Sites Can Help Address the Overdose Crisis How Supervised Injection Sites Can Help Address the Overdose Crisis
To save lives and improve individual and community outcomes, supervised injection sites should be part of the response to the opioid epidemic.
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Read more: Advancing a Public Health-Promoting National Opioid Policy Advancing a Public Health-Promoting National Opioid Policy
An American public health and safety-promoting drug policy agenda grounded in sound science is long overdue.
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Read more: During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Opioid Epidemic Continues During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Opioid Epidemic Continues
Between the opioid crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, America now suffers from a surplus of needless, untimely deaths.
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Read more: The Opioid Multidistrict Litigation, Federal Rule 23, and the Negotiation Class The Opioid Multidistrict Litigation, Federal Rule 23, and the Negotiation Class
A recent Sixth Circuit decision dashed hopes of a faster resolution to the federal opioid multidistrict litigation (MDL).
