…deaths due to use of synthetic opioids and psychostimulants. The rate of drug-induced death rose for all but one population group – those over 75 years of age. There were…
…the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Chronic Pain, acquiring the management of the Drug Free Communities program encompassing 700 local coalitions, expanding the National Violent Death Reporting System from 18…
…2244/H.R. 4131, the Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act, to clarify the eligibility of community mental health and addiction treatment centers to prescribe controlled substances for opioid use…
…Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act. Our outreach efforts went beyond Capitol Hill. TFAH provided advice throughout the year to key…
…efforts tackling a variety of policy issues including the COVID-19 pandemic, future of public health, opioid crisis, obesity epidemic & nutrition, health & housing, domestic and global HIV/AIDS, business &…
…Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian US, The Washington Post, and Reuters among others. She’s best known for her coverage of the Ebola, Zika, COVID-19, opioid overdose, and gun violence epidemics….
…Health insurance is a critical determinant of health. It is impossible for the nation to tackle our leading health crises – from the opioid crisis to infectious disease outbreaks –…
…Zika to opioid misuse to diabetes to heart disease, the CDC is on the frontlines keeping Americans healthy. Cutting nearly 20 percent of the CDC’s Chronic Disease Prevention and Health…
Oct. 3, 2018 By Vinu Ilakkuvan and Anne de Biasi Urban Institute “Pay For Success” blog “From opioid misuse to diabetes to asthma, many health conditions and risk factors are…
…particularly due to opioids, but alcohol-induced deaths have also increased, as have suicide deaths – particularly among young people. The depths of despair crisis is not limited to a specific…
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