Updates

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on ED visits for overdose reports. Suspected Overdose Deaths There were 348...

People who receive Medicare disability benefits are at higher risk of developing opioid use disorder (OUD), but also frequently have difficulty accessing medical services. In this study, researchers looked at Medicare disability beneficiaries (MDB) with OUD access to...

As opioid settlement funds are dispersed to state and local jurisdictions, the authors of this commentary provide suggestions about how addiction medicine specialists can affect the way monies are utilized and help ensure they have a significant impact on the opioid...

Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds no evidence of that. Researchers discovered that while drug overdose deaths have risen recently in Oregon, it appears...

The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch of the Division of Public Health (IVPB) recently posted an update of suspected overdose deaths, fentanyl-positive deaths, and provisional data on ED visits for overdose reports. Suspected Overdose Deaths There were 353...