Opioid Safety

 

June 4, 2015

Opioid Overuse Webinar Series

June 4, 2015
The misuse of prescription painkillers (opioids) is a significant public health problem. Three webinars offer help to clinics, plans, and residency programs.
CHCF Blog

When the Prescription Becomes the Problem

April 27, 2015
Kelly Pfeifer
Workforce
People are getting sicker — and even dying — from the painkillers prescribed by their physicians. What is the medical community doing about this epidemic?
Project

Educating Prescribers About Naloxone to Prevent Opioid Deaths

A pilot project aims to prevent prescription painkiller overdoses by educating prescribers about naloxone — a drug that counters the effects of opioids and saves lives.
Publication

Striking a Balance: Safety-Net Leaders Explore Solutions to the Prescription Painkiller Epidemic

March 2015
Kristene Cristobal, Cristobal Consulting
Overuse of prescription opioids has led to high rates of addiction and even death. Health care leaders discussed how to manage the use of high-dose opioids in the safety net.
October 23, 2013

Webinar — Ensuring Safe and Appropriate Prescription Opioid Use

October 23, 2013
Hear how the Southern California Permanente Medical Group has diminished the misuse of prescription painkillers, particularly opioids, thereby reducing deaths and costs to the health care system.