Rural Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with opioid use disorder are driving an average of four times as far as their nearest prescriber to receive medication-assisted… Read more
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UPMC Physicians Publish Opioid Safety Guidelines for First Responders
Amid concerns for the safety of first responders exposed to chemicals like fentanyl, UPMC emergency physicians recently published precautionary safety guidelines for emergency medical personnel… Read more
New Project Uses Data to Prevent and Better Treat Pain and Addiction
As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate the United States, the country is also battling the entwined epidemic of chronic pain, which affects more than… Read more
The Opioid Epidemic: Protecting Our Protectors
Recent reports have highlighted a regional police officer who, after being exposed to potent opioids, had a possible associated toxicity. This report recognized the unpredictable… Read more
Pitt Pharmacy’s OverdoseFreePA Project Expands
OverdoseFreePA, a collaboration among six partner organizations and 16 Pennsylvania communities, has expanded its resources for all Pennsylvanians to learn more about overdose and the… Read more