Jenny Lo-Ciganic, assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida, explains why a machine learning algorithm is beneficial for risk prediction and stratification of opioid overdoses.
The American Medical Association (AMA) Opioid Task Force released recommendations today calling on policymakers to eliminate barriers to treatment and to take additional steps to end the opioid epidemic.
A new initiative from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Emergency Medicine is looking to approach the opioid epidemic in a holistic way.
For persons with an opioid use disorder who are in the criminal justice system, the process of transitioning from jail or prison back to the community can be overwhelming.
A Blount County mother is on a mission to spare others her grief following her son's shocking overdose death. She's behind a push for Alabama to adopt the J.K. Elrod bill.
In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, with over 130 Americans dying every day from opioid-related drug overdoses.
The opioid crisis in Birmingham is real, just like it is across the United States. Actually, did you know Alabama has the highest prescribing rates in the nation? According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Alabama’s prescribing rate was 121 per 100 people in 2016.
In the state’s ongoing fight against the drug epidemic, Gov. Kay Ivey has put federal funds in the hands of law enforcement in hopes of reducing illegal drug use in the state by arresting those who buy or sell illegal drugs or falsely obtain prescription drugs.
The University of Alabama's decision to add a degree in addiction and recovery is a timely move, but also a reality check on the state's steep opioid abuse crisis.
Phase two of the state’s partnership with a company that makes opioid overdose fighting devices, will now be found in public and private high schools here in Alabama.
Blue Cross Blue Shield's recent announcement that, effective Jan. 1, 2019, it no longer will cover standard formulations of the opioid painkiller OxyContin drew some attention.
With Republicans and Democrats joining forces again in a bipartisan effort to target the U.S. opioid crisis, an Associated Press analysis of the first wave of emergency money from Congress finds that states are taking very different approaches to spending it.
As the nation struggles with a sweeping opioid epidemic, mental health experts say they have found a possible solution. It's a way to kick a painkiller habit before it even starts.
HHS has developed materials to help clarify how clinicians can use telemedicine as a tool to expand buprenorphine-based MAT for opioid use disorder treatment.
Today’s action places immediate-release opioid analgesic drugs intended for use in an outpatient setting into agency’s Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
An auto-injection device that helps reverse an overdose from opioids, like heroin and prescription painkillers, is being offered for free to high schools across the state of Alabama.
Alabama is at Ground Zero in the opioid overdose crisis — last year the state had the highest national number of opioid prescriptions, more than the state’s total population, according to a report by insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield.
In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a new Vanderbilt study found.
Careful analysis of health insurers’ claims data can provide important insights into the opioid crisis by identifying patterns that could help shape strategies to combat opioid dependence and abuse.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in adults.
Benefits of Machine Learning Algorithm for Predicting Opioid Overdoses
Jenny Lo-Ciganic, assistant professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Florida, explains why a machine learning algorithm is beneficial…
To help fight the opioid crisis, a new tool from Maps and Search
In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, with over 130 Americans dying every day from opioid-related drug overdoses.
OPIOID CRISIS: Overdose fighting devices in Alabama schools
Phase two of the state’s partnership with a company that makes opioid overdose fighting devices, will now be found in public and private high schools here in Alabama.
Lawmakers announce opioid overdose devices for high schools statewide
An auto-injection device that helps reverse an overdose from opioids, like heroin and prescription painkillers, is being offered for free to high schools across the state of Alabama.
Ten insights on the US opioid crisis from claims data analysis
Careful analysis of health insurers’ claims data can provide important insights into the opioid crisis by identifying patterns that could help shape strategies to combat opioid dependence and abuse.
AMA Opioid Task Force recommendations offer roadmap to policymakers
The American Medical Association (AMA) Opioid Task Force released recommendations today calling on policymakers to eliminate barriers to treatment and to take additional steps to end the opioid epidemic.
Mother on a mission: pushing for state change after son’s accidental overdose
A Blount County mother is on a mission to spare others her grief following her son's shocking overdose death. She's behind a push for Alabama to adopt the J.K. Elrod…
The opioid crisis in Birmingham: ways you can help slow the epidemic
The opioid crisis in Birmingham is real, just like it is across the United States. Actually, did you know Alabama has the highest prescribing rates in the nation? According to…
Alabama gets federal assistance to help take drug dealers, drugs off the streets
In the state’s ongoing fight against the drug epidemic, Gov. Kay Ivey has put federal funds in the hands of law enforcement in hopes of reducing illegal drug use in…
The University of Alabama's decision to add a degree in addiction and recovery is a timely move, but also a reality check on the state's steep opioid abuse crisis.
Blue Cross Blue Shield's recent announcement that, effective Jan. 1, 2019, it no longer will cover standard formulations of the opioid painkiller OxyContin drew some attention.
AP analysis: ‘Obamacare’ shapes opioid grant spending
With Republicans and Democrats joining forces again in a bipartisan effort to target the U.S. opioid crisis, an Associated Press analysis of the first wave of emergency money from Congress…
FDA takes important steps to encourage appropriate and rational prescribing of opioids through final approval of new safety measures governing the use of immediate-release opioid analgesic medications
Today’s action places immediate-release opioid analgesic drugs intended for use in an outpatient setting into agency’s Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy
Alabama is at Ground Zero in the opioid overdose crisis — last year the state had the highest national number of opioid prescriptions, more than the state’s total population, according…
New Emergency Protocol Targets Opioid Addiction and Deaths
A new initiative from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Emergency Medicine is looking to approach the opioid epidemic in a holistic way.
Breaking The Cycle: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) In The Criminal Justice System
For persons with an opioid use disorder who are in the criminal justice system, the process of transitioning from jail or prison back to the community can be overwhelming.
Hypnosis could be key treatment for opioid addiction
As the nation struggles with a sweeping opioid epidemic, mental health experts say they have found a possible solution. It's a way to kick a painkiller habit before it even…
HHS has developed materials to help clarify how clinicians can use telemedicine as a tool to expand buprenorphine-based MAT for opioid use disorder treatment.
Study reveals opioid patients face multiple barriers to treatment
In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a…
FDA approves the first non-opioid treatment for management of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt discontinuation of opioids in adults.