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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) invites local health
departments to apply for a grant to work on drug overdose response planning. The
purpose of the ISDH overdose response project is to assess county-level
capabilities and response readiness of local health departments (LHDs) and
county stakeholders to overdose events. Here you will find what you
need to apply for the overdose response project, including the project
application instructions, budget template, and appendix B & C in Word
format. Any Indiana LHD is welcome to apply. Applications are being accepted until
5 p.m. Sept. 28.
A new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention details naloxone administrations obtained from National Emergency
Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) data. The report compares the trend
in rate of EMS naloxone administrations between 2012 and 2016 to opioid
overdose mortality rates taken from the National Vital Statistics System. The
research shows that there is an increase in the rate of all naloxone
administrations by EMS that parallels the increase in the rate of fatal opioid
overdoses. This data can be used to evaluate health interventions over time and
compare state data with national averages.
The Indiana State Department of Health Oral Health Division has
launched two courses covering the intersection of oral health and the opioid
crisis. The first course is titled “Dentistry and Basic Non-Opioid Prescribing
in Pain” and is also available as a Continuing Education course for dentists here.
The second course is called “The Opioid Crisis and Orofacial Pain Management”
and contains information about the opioid crisis and how this crisis impacts
the management of orofacial pain by oral health care providers.
After U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged more Americans to carry
naloxone, NPR put out a survey that queried more than 3,000 households nationwide
on their knowledge about naloxone availability, their attitudes toward using
it, and any past experiences with the antidote. About 59 percent of respondents
were aware of naloxone and knew it could be administered by laypersons; 58
percent of respondents said they would be willing to use Narcan nasal spray to
help someone who had overdosed; 68% would be willing to use the auto-injector.
All of the questions and full responses can be found here.
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