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Drug Diversion in Health Care Fact Sheet

WEBJUNE 2023. Drug diversion is defined as “any criminal act or deviation that removes a prescription drug from its intended path from the manufacturer to the patient.”1 While …

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Contingency Management Fact Sheet

WEBThere are seven key aspects or principles to successful contingency management treatment: Target behavior. This is the specific, observable behavior that the patient …

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Polypharmacy and the Elderly : Reducing the Risk of Adverse …

WEBTo reduce the risks associated with polypharmacy: (1) limit the prescribing of unnecessary medications; (2) conduct medication reviews at doctors’ appointments; (3) health care …

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Drug Diversion in Health Care LAPPA

WEBThis fact sheet addresses the issue of drug diversion in health care settings. Drug diversion is defined as any criminal act or deviation that removes a prescription drug from its …

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Peer Respites as an Alternative to Hospitilization

WEBA peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, program, usually overnight, that provides community-based, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing, or at risk of …

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New and Emerging Drugs of Abuse Fact Sheet

WEBPurple heroin is a mixture of a number of drugs, including heroin, Oxycontin, acetaminophen, fentanyl or carfentanil, and a new drug called brorphine which is a …

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All Topics LAPPA

WEBThe Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network, overseen by the Florida Department of Health, the Florida Department of Children and Families, and the Florida Agency for …

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Overdose Fatality Review Fact Sheet

WEBOverdose fatality review (OFR) is a powerful tool used by local governments to identify system gaps and innovative community-specific overdose prevention and intervention …

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Model Expanded Access to Emergency Opioid Antagonists Act

WEBLAPPA’s Model Expanded Access to Emergency Opioid Antagonists Act provides state officials with the means to increase the ability of their citizens to access and use life …

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Model Syringe Services Program Act LAPPA

WEBThe Model Syringe Services Program Act (Act) authorizes the establishment of comprehensive syringe services programs, which are associated with a decrease in …

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Drug Paraphernalia Summary of State Laws

WEBNational Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that just under 106,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in the United States during …

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Deflection and the Deflection Pathways LAPPA

WEBDeflection is any collaborative intervention connecting law enforcement, other first responders, and community responders with public health systems to create pathways …

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T he economic impact of the opioid epidemic

WEBHealth , the rate of opioid-related deaths was roughly four times higher in industries with low access to paid sick leave. In addition, the share of employees with access to paid …

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Harm Reduction/Overdose Prevention LAPPA

WEBShe obtained her law degree and Master's in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Captain Jason Piotrowski. Captain Jason Piotrowski began his …

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Model Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act LAPPA

WEBOverdose fatality review (OFR) is a powerful tool that can be used to identify and respond to community-specific patterns related to drug overdose deaths. LAPPA’s “Model …

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The Intensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program

WEBOctober 30, 2019 | Innovative Initiatives, Treatments. Launched in 2018, New Jersey’s Intensive Recovery Treatment Support (IRTS) Program is a first-in-the-nation, team …

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Naloxone Access Summary of State Laws

WEB15 states and Puerto Ricothose requirements are placed on private health insurers and/or Medicaid. The requirements vary by state and include, but are not limited to, requiring …

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Deflection Programs

WEBaddresses. The laws in 13 states address both mental health and substance use disorders. Mental health is cited as the applicable issue for the deflection program in six states, …

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REGULATION OF KRATOM IN AMERICA: UPDATE

WEBKratom is an herb that is derived from a leafy Southeast Asian tree, known formally as Mitragyna speciosa. The tree is native to a number of countries, including Indonesia, …

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Involuntary Commitment and Guardianship Laws for Those …

WEBInvoluntary Commitment. : LA Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28:52.4 allows a parent, spouse, legal guardian, or a child who has attained the age of 18 of a person suffering from “a …

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