Ivy Tech Libraries: When Disaster Strikes! Locating Government Resources to Help During a Crisis: Opioid Crisis

From https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 841,000 people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose.¹ Over 70 percent of drug overdose deaths in 2019 involved an opioid.² Opioids are substances that work in the nervous system of the body or in specific receptors in the brain to reduce the intensity of pain.

Overdose deaths involving opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin, and synthetic opioids (like fentanyl), have increased over six times since 1999.¹ Overdoses involving opioids killed nearly 50,000 people in 2019, and nearly 73% of those deaths involved synthetic opioids.²

References

1. Wide-ranging online data for epidemiologic research (WONDER). Atlanta, GA: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics; 2020. Available at http://wonder.cdc.gov.

2. Mattson CL, Tanz LJ, Quinn K, Kariisa M, Patel P, Davis NL. Trends and Geographic Patterns in Drug and Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths — United States, 2013–2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:202–207. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7006a4external icon.

Opioid Crisis Resources

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
A confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
CDC developed and published the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain to provide recommendations for the prescribing of opioid pain medication for patients 18 and older in primary care settings. Recommendations focus on the use of opioids in treating chronic pain (pain lasting longer than 3 months or past the time of normal tissue healing) outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.
CDC Opioid Basics
Understanding the epidemic, commonly used terms, and the various prescription opioids.
CMS Opioid Roadmap: Strategy to Fight the Opioid Crisis
Published June 2020.
Help and Resources: National Opioids Crisis
Provides consumer health resources and information.
MAT Medications, Counseling, and Related Conditions
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. From the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Opioid Overdose Crisis
In 2019, nearly 50,000 people in the United States died from opioid-involved overdoses.1 The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Opioid Summaries by State
Drug overdose data comes from the CDC WONDER site. Available data is currently from 2018 with 2019 data usually being released in early 2021, at which time, these pages will be updated.
Policy Brief Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science
Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing and save the life of a person who is overdosing on opioids. In 2017, over 47,600 people died from an overdose on opioid drugs, including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl.1 Naloxone is a safe medication that is widely used by emergency medical personnel and other first responders to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Unfortunately, by the time a person having an overdose is reached, it is often too late. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Prescription Opioid Data
Prescription opioids are often used to treat chronic and acute pain and, when used appropriately, can be an important component of treatment. However, serious risks are associated with their use, and it is essential to carefully consider the risks of using prescription opioids alongside their benefits. These risks include misuse, opioid use disorder (addiction), overdoses, and death.
What Are Opioids?
Safe recognizing, prescribing and treating abuse.
What is the U.S. Opioid Epidemic?
From the Department of Health and Human Services.

Opioid Crisis National Library of Medicine Resources

MedlinePlus Opioid Misuse and Addiction
Opioid Addiction and Treatment Health Information Resources
Archived and located on the Wayback Machine, from the National Library of Medicine.