AHRQ Innovations Exchange: March 12, 2014 Issue ▲ Addressing Opioid Misuse

AHRQ Innovations Exchange

March 12, 2014 Issue

Addressing Opioid Misuse



This issue includes

Innovations:

• ED and Urgent Care Clinicians Reduce Opioid Prescriptions for Patients Suspected of Abuse
• Teaching Potential Bystanders to Recognize and Respond to Opioid-Related Overdoses
• Mayoral Task Force Promotes Policies and Initiatives To Reduce Prescription Opioid Misuse

QualityTools:

• Guide To Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects
• Protocol for the Prescription of Controlled Substances by ED Providers 
• The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution

Next issue: Early Intervention and Support for At-Risk Families