One patient’s pain story
September 01, 2017 12:16 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse and misuse is serious problem in Colorado and around the United States. In 2010, more than 38,000 people died from a drug overdose in the United States – one every 14 minutes. Nearly 60 percent of those deaths involved prescription drugs and, of those, 75 percent were opioid painkillers. In Colorado, the number of drug overdose deaths range from 250-500 per year; in 2010 it was just over 300.
The rates of misuse and overdose death cut across all demographics, though they’re highest among men, persons ages 20-64, non-Hispanic whites, and those in poor and rural areas.
A small percentage of providers prescribe the majority of controlled substances but providers who do prescribe these medications frequently inherently see more higher-risk patients and are more likely to have patients who are doctor shopping for opioids.
Colorado is working to develop a coordinated response among the many stakeholders. Colorado Medical Society leaders actively participate in the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and support the Colorado Board of Pharmacy’s efforts to enhance the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) system.
Check back often for more resources related to physicians and prescription drug abuse, misuse and prevention.
One patient’s pain story
September 01, 2017 12:16 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Affecting families
September 01, 2017 12:13 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
A letter from Colorado’s CMO
September 01, 2017 12:12 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Moving the needle on opioid and other narcotic addiction epidemic
September 01, 2017 12:07 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Working together to address opioid epidemic for patients
September 01, 2017 12:05 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Sunrise Community Health: Comprehensive opioid oversight and buprenorphine treatment program
September 01, 2017 12:01 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Cover: Reversing the opioid epidemic
September 01, 2017 12:00 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Cover Story, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
President’s letter: Working together on prescription drug abuse prevention
March 20, 2017 12:05 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, President's Letter, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Free SBIRT webinar on opioids and the workplace
October 19, 2016 12:32 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Nov. 30 deadline for seeking review of potential payment penalties
October 19, 2016 12:26 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Take the pain out of opioid prescribing and management
October 19, 2016 12:25 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Colorado Naloxone for Life: Narcan Training and Distribution
October 12, 2016 12:31 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
White House drug policy director urges opioid treatment training for doctors
September 09, 2016 08:53 AM | (0) Comments
Categories: ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse
Prescription drug abuse
September 01, 2016 12:30 PM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, Practice Management, Legal and Ethics, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse, Advocacy
Confronting a crisis
May 20, 2016 10:40 AM | (0) Comments
Categories: Colorado Medicine, ASAP, Initiatives, Prescription Drug Abuse, Advocacy, AMA