The Department of Justice, in partnership with nine additional federal departments/agencies,
has released a new video titled Fentanyl:
The Real Deal. The video
has been designed to serve as short first responder training, and it reinforces
key messages from the Fentanyl Safety
Recommendations for First Responders released in November 2017.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has released
a series of Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy
Baby: Opioids in Pregnancy fact sheets.
These four new fact sheets emphasize the importance of continuing a mother’s
treatment throughout her pregnancy and can be distributed by a variety of
healthcare professionals. Fact sheet topics include information on opioid use
disorder (OUD) and pregnancy, OUD treatment, neonatal abstinence syndrome and personal
considerations to address before hospital discharge.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more
than $396 million to combat the opioid crisis. Of these funds, $25.5 million has
been awarded to 120 rural organizations to increase access to substance abuse
prevention and treatment services for rural populations across the country. Indiana-based
recipients include the Indiana Rural Health Association, Marion General
Hospital and Porter Starke Services Inc. The one-year planning grants are a
part of a multi-year HRSA initiative to increase access to treatment and
recovery services for opioid use disorder within rural areas.
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has released Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids,
a 40-page document that calls for a cultural shift in the way Americans talk
about the opioid crisis and recommends actions that can prevent and treat
opioid misuse and promote recovery. The document also provides the latest data
on prevalence of substance misuse, opioid misuse, opioid use disorder and
overdoses.
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