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| + | ER visits and hospitalizations due ot opioid overdose is high and rising. "Overall, ED visits (reported by 52 jurisdictions in 45 states) for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30 percent in the U.S., from July 2016 through September 2017."<ref>https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0306-vs-opioids-overdoses.html</ref> | ||
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| + | More than 140,000 people [https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0306-vs-opioids-overdoses.html visited an ER for overdoses] nationwide between July 2016 and Sept. 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<ref>https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships/projects/how-er-docs-could-play-key-role-fighting-opioid-epidemic</ref> | ||
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| + | According to a May 2018 article, "Most ER doctors stabilize patients and release them with little or no attempt to offer long-term treatment."<ref>https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships/projects/how-er-docs-could-play-key-role-fighting-opioid-epidemic</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:15, 2 November 2019
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Background
ER visits and hospitalizations due ot opioid overdose is high and rising. "Overall, ED visits (reported by 52 jurisdictions in 45 states) for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30 percent in the U.S., from July 2016 through September 2017."[1]
More than 140,000 people visited an ER for overdoses nationwide between July 2016 and Sept. 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[2]
According to a May 2018 article, "Most ER doctors stabilize patients and release them with little or no attempt to offer long-term treatment."[3]
Tools & Resources
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Sources
- ^ https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0306-vs-opioids-overdoses.html
- ^ https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships/projects/how-er-docs-could-play-key-role-fighting-opioid-epidemic
- ^ https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/fellowships/projects/how-er-docs-could-play-key-role-fighting-opioid-epidemic
