Still Not Enough Naloxone Where It’s Most Needed in Rural Areas
The prescribing and dispensing of naloxone is a critical part of the public health response to the opioid overdose epidemic. Keep Reading
GAO: Agencies Need to Improve How They Assess Efforts to Combat Illicit Opioids
Only one in five of the strategies that GAO reviewed included such measures, despite the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010, which directs that federal agencies should develop goals and performance indicators. Keep Reading
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise, Fueled by Synthetic Opioids
Overdose deaths increased in all categories of drugs examined for men and women, people ages 15 and older, all races and ethnicities, and across all levels of urbanization, CDC found. Keep Reading