Source: CEPOP
With novel technologies and interventions available, at-home drug disposal and deactivation has proven to be effective to spur removal of unused and unwanted drugs from the home and reduce the possibility for misuse, abuse and diversion.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of opioid prevention strategies (including the Kentucky Hope and Help Initiative), patient options for safe and effective disposal of unused opioids, and a discussion of FY2020 Appropriations and the CMS Opioid Action Plan.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of the Turn the Tide Act, the Final Report from HHS on Pain Management Best Practices and identifying continued barriers to accessing SUD/OUD treatment services.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of integrated technology and analytics within acute care medication management and FY2020 appropriations.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of the local level of the opioid crisis (where the rubber meets the road), the progress against the opioid epidemic in Eastern Kentucky (addiction recovery care), review and approval of the proposed 2019 CEPOP Workplan and Agenda, and FY2020 Budget and Appropriations.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of understanding the data (scope and evolution of the opioid epidemic), addressing opioids (FDA response to challenges in public health), CEPOP successes and growth in 2018, and developing the 2019 agenda.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of prescription drug employer toolkits, improving public access to opioid reversal medications, and remaining FY2019 budget priorities.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of Justice Department awards for reducing opioid misuse and abuse, reducing stigma through impactful communication, and a timeline for upcoming meetings.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of prescription for life, youth education and the state response on the opioid epidemic, youth education and outreach (“This is (not) About Drugs” program), preventing drug diversion with real-time data sharing, opportunities to advance primary prevention strategies, and updates on Congressional opioid activities.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention Control and Epidemic Response, creating a safe needle exchange in Marion County, Indiana, the Politico-Harvard poll on American perspectives on the opioid epidemic, and Congressional opioid activity updates.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of combatting illegal online drug sellers, treatment and recovery fraud online, and FDA’s Online Opioid Summit, as well as the launch of the Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of addressing the opioid epidemic in rural communities.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of addressing the opioid epidemic in rural communities (Scott County, Indiana Experience), updates on the Administration’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic, and a guest presentation from U.S. Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY20), House Committee on Energy & Commerce.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of physician impact on the opioid epidemic, the 2018 CEPOP Agenda, the next step for the President’s Opioid Commission & Public Health Emergency, and the FDA Packaging, Storage, and Disposal Initiative.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured a guest speaker (Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi) and reviewed CEPOP’s progress and growth in 2017.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of prescription drug monitoring program interoperability, the role of naloxone in CPR & AED “Heartsaver” training, a recap of the CEPOP – Advocates for Opioid Recovery Hill Briefing (November 15), and the Administration report on DEA Take Back Day.
Source: CEPOP
This meeting featured discussion of utilizing USP standards to help address the opioid epidemic, a response to the President’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency for the Opioid Epidemic, and an academic health center response to the opioid epidemic.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of a prescription drug monitoring program in Missouri, fighting the opioid crisis in rural communities, prescription rates for opioids, a recap of policy priorities and events, and more.
Source: CEPOP
This in-person meeting featured discussion of NIH Public-Private initiatives to address the opioid crisis, the Center for Disease Control’s campaign on opioid abuse, advocacy and policy priorities, working group and organizational updates, and more.
Source: CEPOP
The letters, addressed to the chairs and ranking members of the appropriations committees in both bodies, highlight the work of CEPOP, identify the current state of the opioid crisis ravaging the country, and advocated for funding for several programs related to the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, local and regional grants and other relevant policy considerations.
Source: CEPOP
The letter from CEPOP maintains the draft report could significantly impede access to abuse deterrent formulations of opioids and recommends suspension of the project or further additional assessments.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics related to the President’s Commission Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, federal policy priorities, recent and upcoming related events and updates from participants.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics related to the fiscal year 2018 federal budget, primary prevention, safe use, CEPOP events, and related items.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including opioid-prescribing patterns of emergency physicians and state responses to the opioid epidemic.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including State-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic and Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of goal setting for 2017 action plans and consensus planning activities.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the FY 2017 Appropriations and the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including state responses to the opioid epidemic, updates from the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid, and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including opioid addiction from the front lines, the threat of illicit fentanyl and an opioid safety roundtable.
Source: CEPOP’s Takeback and Anti-Diversion Working Group
During a time where overdoses and deaths due to prescription opioids are at the highest levels in recorded history (1), significant efforts must be made to combat the opioid and prescription drug abuse epidemic that is affecting communities across the country. The statistics surrounding the epidemic are startling, exacerbating the need for appropriate methods in which to safely use and dispose of excess, legally-obtained opioid medications.
Source: CEPOP
The first of the “CEPOP Salutes” webinar recordings is now available. This initial webinar highlights the work of hospital networks and their efforts to reduce opioid-related adverse events. The mid-August webinar ran for a bit over an hour and included a significant question and answer period from webinar participants. We look forward to providing additional webinars on related efforts in the coming months.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the Addiction Trajectory, CARA+, and the Federal Funding Strategy.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the CARA+ Conference: Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force, and the Study on State Efforts to Protect Patients from Opioid Crisis: National Safety Council Report.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the Surgeon General’s Opioid Initiative, CARA and Related Opioid Bills, and Federal Appropriations.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the National Pain Strategy and the Administration’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic and the US House Legislative Strategy.
Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including the CDC Guidelines, CARA, and the FY 2017 Appropriations.
Source: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Pain Policy (part of the National Institutes of Health) is soliciting public comment on the draft National Pain Strategy. View the Draft Document
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
This April 2015 FDA report is intended “to assist sponsors who wish to develop opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties.” It notes that “Prescription opioid products are an important component of modern pain management. However, abuse and misuse of these products have created a serious and growing public health problem. One potentially important step towards the[…]