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.
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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 .......
While scanning the latest news, it’s easy to feel as if we’ve traveled back in time to the 1980s. “Just say no?” “The war on drugs?” After nearly three decades, there’s still little evidence to suggest these outdated addiction prevention and treatment strategies work, and some
The opioid epidemic is now a full-blown national crisis, yet the federal government continues to dawdle. President Donald Trump declared opioid addiction a public health emergency, and he talks a tough game. But he has not taken forceful action. If he will not lead, Congress must — and now, before
“What is an opioid?” clinical assistant professor of health outcomes and pharmacy practice Lucas Hill asks, scanning the faces in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work auditorium and listening for answers. “Percocet.” “Fentanyl.” “Heroin.”
“Vicodin,” Hill adds. “When I got my first ‘explicit lyrics’ album when I was 10 … 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