Opiod crisis

 I: Population Health and Health Policy Demographics/Epidemiology of Opioid Crisis Role of Health Care in Contributing to Crisis Demographics/Epidemiology Resource: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. (2016, May). Preventing prescription drug misuse: Understanding who is at risk. Retrieved from: https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/sites/default/files/resources/preventing-prescription-drug-misuse-understanding.pdf State/Federal Legislation Related to Opioid Crisis Legislation Resources/Possible Topics to Explore: Opioid-Related Public Health Emergency Declarations The Network for Public Health Law. (2017, November 17). Opioid-related public health emergency declarations. Retrieved from: https://www.networkforphl.org/_asset/z4gm15/Opioid-Epidemic-and-Emergencies.pdf Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers Laws Requiring E-Prescriptions for Opioids Medicaid Expansion for Individuals with Substance Abuse Disorders Legalized Supervised Consumptive Spaces as a Harm Reduction Strategy to Prevent Opioid Overdoses New Health Insurance Portability Act (HIPAA) Regulations Allowing Health Professionals to Share Opioid Overdose Information with a Patient’s Family Members Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Considering Packaging and Short-Term Supply Dispensing of Opioids Naloxone Access Laws Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. (2018, January 20). Preventing the consequences of opioid overdose: Understanding naloxone access laws. Retrieved from: https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/sites/default/files/resources/naloxone-access-laws-tool.pdf The Network for Public Health Law. (2017, July). Legal interventions to reduce overdose mortality: Naloxone access and overdose good samaritan laws. Retrieved from: https://www.networkforphl.org/_asset/qz5pvn/naloxone-_FINAL.pdf