Medication Drop-off
Safely dispose of unused or expired prescription medicines, including controlled substances:
Travis County Constable, Precinct 5
1003 Guadalupe St.
Hours: Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Only medications from individuals can be accepted. Inventory from a pharmacy or healthcare facility … Continue to full story .......
Quick Course: Limiting Adolescent Access to Opioids
The Provider’s Role
Pediatricians and other primary care providers can restrict adolescent access to opioids through regular screening for substance use, adopting non-opioid approaches to pain management when possible, and counseling patients and parents about opioid storage, use, and disposal.
Screen adolescents for … Continue to full story .......
Year(s): 2015 — Type of Death:Accidental Poisoning Deaths where Opioids Were Involved
Travis County had 96 deaths …
http://healthdata.dshs.texas.gov/Opioids/Deaths
As part of the Administration’s efforts to combat drug addiction and the opioid epidemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) today announced 16 awards to public and private nonprofit entities across the nation.
Sixteen projects covering 16 cities in 12 states were
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Feb. 21, Noon to 1 p.m. (ET) — Faith-based and community leaders — and their members — are uniquely poised to offer acceptance, empathy, and long-term support to those struggling with addiction or on the journey of recovery. However, old conventions about addiction, fear and misinformation can … Continue to full story .......
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Travis County coalition is hoping to prevent opioid addiction early when it comes to young girls. The Travis County Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition was awarded a grant recently which will be used over the next few years to train school nurses. The coalition says preteen
Feb 9, 2018 — The opioid crisis, which killed more than 63,000 people in 2016, is affecting issues and policies beyond law enforcement and health care. A Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing focused on the crisis’s impact on children and families noting that better educating
The YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include
Jan. 15, 2018 — The risk of dependence among those who use marijuana is nine per cent (it’s 16 per cent for alcohol), and for those who start in adolescence, the risk rises to 16 per cent. For medical professionals, that’s an alarming statistic. Doctors are especially worried about adolescent
The opioid epidemic is increasing among Americans, with addiction to herion, fentanyl, and prescription painkillers, such as oxydodone and hydrocodone, contributing to the public health crisis. Medicaid play a central role in the nation’s effort to address the epidemic.
By covering people who are struggling with addiction and enhancing state … Continue to full story .......
One Midland family is speaking out after losing their daughter to drug and alcohol addiction, Kirby Collier, 22, a Midland High School graduate but passed away in 2016. “I want people to look at that picture of Kirby and realize that was a heroin addict,” said Kim Collier.
“We thought … Continue to full story .......
Drug overdose deaths are a substantial and persistent public health issue in Travis County. This data brief summarizes drug overdose deaths in Travis County and Austin, and poisonings that resulted in hospitalizations among Travis County residents.
Figure 1. Drug Overdose Deaths Compared To Diabetes and Motor Vehicle Related Deaths, Travis … Continue to full story .......
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Preventing Opioid Misuse Among Girls – Community of Practice (CoP) grant from the Federal Office of Womens Health