Opioid Safety

Opioid Overuse Webinar Series

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

When the Prescription Becomes the Problem

People are getting sicker — and even dying — from the painkillers prescribed by their physicians. What is the medical community doing about this epidemic?

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.

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

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.