Ending the opioid and overdose crisis: four federal policy recommendations

Ending the opioid and overdose crisis: four federal policy recommendations

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Policy brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Aronowitz, Shoshana, author
Candon, Molly, author
Compton, Peggy, author
Kilaru, Austin, author
Lowenstein, Margaret, author
Meisel, Zachary, author
Perrone, Jeanmarie, author
Weiner, Janet, author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, March 2021
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Opiate Overdose -- prevention & control
Opioid-Related Disorders -- epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control
Opioid-Related Disorders -- therapy
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The pandemic has worsened an existing drug overdose crisis that claimed the lives of more than 81,000 people in the U.S. from May 2019-June 2020. As the Biden-Harris administration firms up and implements its proposed response to the opioid epidemic, this brief provides evidence-based recommendations to consider. We focus our recommendations on the evidence and our experience in three areas: reducing the demand for opioids through policies that increase access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services; reducing the harms from opioid use through strategies that reduce morbidity and mortality; and reducing the supply of opioids through opioid stewardship that limits prescribing by the medical community and promotes adequate pain management. We also address the accountability of the pharmaceutical industry in contributing to the crisis and recommend ways to target settlement funds for maximal impact on the communities most affected.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
9918315982106676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918315982106676