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Connecticut medicine · Jun 2016
ReviewThe Opioid Crisis and the Physician's Role in Contributing to its Resolution: Step One--Prevention of Overdoses.
- Susan Wolfe, Dennis L Bouffard, and Vania Modesto-Lowe.
- Conn Med. 2016 Jun 1; 80 (6): 325-34.
AbstractThe escalation of opioid prescriptions, associated misuse, and related mortality continues to pose public health challenges in the United States. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that opioid overdose death rates remain high, suggesting the need for improved access to, and use of naloxone to save lives. In this context, community-based overdose initiatives have trained laypersons to identify overdose and administer naloxone for reversal. Although there have been efforts to encourage physicians to prescribe naloxone to patients at-risk for opioid overdose, the rate of prescribing remains suboptimal. This article outlines the epidemiology of overdoses, discusses naloxone distribution programs and myths surrounding its use, and reviews relevant legislative developments in Connecticut and proper counseling of patients and families to encourage broader education and prescribing of naloxone.
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