Halting Opioid Abuse Aim Of Several Grants From Nih Cdc Tapped for their work aimed at stemming opioid abuse and halting what has become an epidemic in the united states, researchers at washington university school of medicine in st. louis have received federal grants totaling more than $10 million from the national institutes of health (nih) and the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). Carol guzy for npr. for the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the u.s. "this is exciting," said dr. nora volkow, head of the.
The History Of Opioid Addiction The Long Opioid Drug Crisis As of december 1, 2023, 40 states have laws regulating the use of opioid litigation proceeds, a 25% increase from the 32 states that had enacted laws as of august 2022, according to new data. Washington—house committee on oversight and accountability chairman james comer (r ky.) and ranking member jamie raskin (d md.) today introduced the office of national drug control policy (ondcp) reauthorization act of 2024 (h.r. 9598) to reauthorize the ondcp and related programs and ensure federal agencies are properly resourced to hold accountable those who are trafficking drugs into the. Confronting the opioid overdose epidemic. cdc is committed to fighting the opioid overdose epidemic and supporting states and communities as they continue work to identify outbreaks, collect data, respond to overdoses, and provide care to those in their communities. hundreds of people died each day from an opioid overdose in 2021. Guiding principles for implementing recommendations. these five guiding principles should broadly inform the implementation of the 2022 clinical practice guideline recommendations. 1. acute, subacute, and chronic pain needs to be appropriately assessed and treated independent of whether opioids are part of a treatment regimen. 2.
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