Sentences with phrase «opioid abuse epidemic»

These data not only document the scope of the opioid abuse epidemic, they also reveal its complexity.

Legislator William Spencer of Centerport said the lawsuit would get drug companies to reimburse the county for the higher costs of health care and police services related to the opioid abuse epidemic.

The Onondaga County Sheriff's Department is starting up a couple of new programs in response to the opioid abuse epidemic in Central New York.

Instead, he was asked about how to best combat the nationwide opioid abuse epidemic.

Also at 1 p.m., Rep. Dan Donovan, state Sen. Andrew Lanza, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and New York City Councilman Joseph Borelli host a press conference to push for federal resources to combat the opioid abuse epidemic in Staten Island and South Brooklyn, Camelot of Staten Island, 460 Brielle Ave., Building H, Staten Island.

At 9:30 a.m., Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, Commissioner of Health Gale Burstein, U.S. Attorney for the Western District William Hochul and police chiefs make a plea for volunteers to help combat the region's ongoing opioid abuse epidemic, Erie County Fire Training Academy, 3359 Broadway St., Cheektowaga.

At 11 a.m., Assemblyman Michael Cusick, Sen. Andrew Lanza, Staten Island DA Michael McMahon, and representatives from the NYPD, Delco Drugs, and YMCA Counseling Services announce the donation of 10,000 drug deactivation pouches to combat the ongoing heroin and opioid abuse epidemic, Delco Drugs, 3833 Richmond Ave., Staten Island.

At 12:30 p.m., U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, on a conference call with reporters, calls for colleagues in Congress support passage of emergency funding to confront the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic.

There were also questions about whether the money would supplement existing anti-addiction programs or start new efforts to fight the opioid abuse epidemic sweeping New York and other states.

New York lawmakers joined the trend in 2016, as part of a package negotiated by Governor Andrew Cuomo in response to the opioid abuse epidemic.

Callard said he plans to focus on the heroin and opioid abuse epidemic that affects Orleans County for the rest of the year.

Not exact matches

The increased adoption is driven, of course, by the nation's deepening opioid epidemic — a scourge fueled by prescription pain pill abuse and cheap heroin that resulted in 24,200 overdose deaths in 2013, up 315 % from 1999.

While South Florida is facing an opioid epidemic, the NBC 6 Investigators spoke to some who have been down the path to heroin addiction, and they recall what led them to that place in their life: abuse of prescription pain... Read More

A new Siena Poll addressing the state's opioid epidemic shows that 54 % of New Yorkers are personally touched by opioid abuse.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- A group representing substance abuse treatment professionals is praising new proposals from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to crack down on the opioid epidemic.

«Fentanyl abuse is feeding this nation's devastating opioid epidemic that destroys lives and families, and we are taking aggressive action to get these deadly drugs off our streets and protect communities across New York,» Governor Cuomo said.

NEW CITY, NY — Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced today that the county is taking legal action against pharmaceutical companies that made and sold prescription opioids that contributed to the epidemic of abuse.

In their latest response to the epidemic of opioid abuse, state lawmakers are indulging a habit - forming practice of their own: imposing mandates on health insurance.

«Heroin and opioid abuse and addiction are nothing short of a public health epidemic,» said Marchione.

«With no ambiguity about opioid abuse being a public health crisis, New Yorkers hold many groups responsible for the current epidemic,» said Siena College Research Institute Director Don Levy.

Additional numbers included in the survey found 80 percent of state residents agreeing the United States is in the middle of an opioid epidemic and 83 percent think the problem of opioid abuse has gotten worse over the past few years.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed Wednesday on legislation to support addiction treatment and enact stricter penalties for illegal drug distribution, in response to what they called a growing heroin, opioid and prescription - drug - abuse epidemic.

«Make no mistake: Fentanyl is potent, dangerous and its abuse is increasingly fueling the misery of the opioid epidemic,» Cuomo said in a statement Monday.

Amid the opioid epidemic, abuse of a different prescription painkiller has widely gone unnoticed.

Statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation show a growing epidemic of opioid abuse in the United States over the last 15 years.

Within the past 10 years, the prescription of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain has increased and the abuse of opioid medications leading to addiction has been described as epidemic.

These findings, which appear in Substance Abuse, come amid an opioid addiction epidemic and could offer a roadmap for how best to equip communities to prevent deaths from drug overdoses.

To help bolster its campaign against an epidemic of opioid abuse that now kills about 90 people a day, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year called for help from an independent advisory panel.

With the country facing an epidemic of opioid pain medication abuse, the answer should be simple: Just enough to ease patients» immediate post-surgery pain.

Buprenorphine is a critical part of treatment for the growing epidemic of opioid abuse — but also carries the potential for misuse and diversion.

The question of whether marijuana can help treat chronic pain is important enough on its own, but Lindley's study takes on extra significance in the context of the ongoing epidemic of opioid abuse.

Called the «overdose drug» because it counteracts the potentially lethal effects of heroin, oxycodone, and other abused narcotics, this lifesaving medicine is making headlines thanks to the opioid addiction epidemic.

Prevention efforts that start with young children and a significantly overhauled addiction - treatment system will be key to addressing the opioid epidemic, as well as any future crises involving drug abuse, Richter said.

by Governor Tom Wolf Pittsburgh Post-Gazette After months of negotiations and compromise, Pennsylvania has secured a 2016 - 2017 state budget that increases funding for schools, devotes resources to battle the opioid - abuse epidemic and reduces the deficit.

The opioid abuse crisis in America has reached epidemic proportions.

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Further, a state would be permitted to undermine coverage of substance abuse treatment — at a time when the country is experiencing an opioid epidemic.

The recent increase in opioid abuse requires a focus, not only on the adults who are struggling with use and addiction but on the epidemic's extensive impacts on children.