Attitudes toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and the medications to treat the disease have significantly changed over the last 20 years. In this dialogue, Dr. Jacob Manteuffel, Emergency...
Consistently high rates of opioid-related deaths have led hospitals to search for strategies that offer equitable access to comprehensive, stigma-free healthcare. “We have an epidemic of overdoses in the community...
In the last two decades, opioid overdose deaths have grown exponentially in Michigan. The epidemic impacts thousands of the state’s residents and communities and is one of the most prominent...
Passion is at the core of many health systems’ drive to develop medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs in their emergency departments (ED). With the number of opiate-related deaths...
Deaths from opioid overdoses increased by 30 percent in Washtenaw County from 2020 to 2021. This parallels national trends, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 15 percent...
New Report Shows State’s Emergency Room Programs Improved Access to Treatment In 2021, a record-shattering 107,000 people died from overdose in the United States, including 2,375 opioid overdoses in Michigan....
As critical access points for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), Michigan emergency departments (ED) treat more than 25,000 opioid-related visits annually. Those seeking care are particularly vulnerable once they...
Through the Michigan Opioid Partnership (MOP), the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan supports increased efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. Among its most visible strategies is funding health systems across...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The X-waiver requirement, which is mentioned in this article, was eliminated in December 2022. Up-to-date information is available through SAMHSA and CA Bridge. The Community Foundation for Southeast...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The X-waiver requirement, which is mentioned in this article, was eliminated in December 2022. Up-to-date information is available through SAMHSA and CA Bridge. As the attending emergency physician...