Connecting the Dots – April 2019
The information contained in the videos below is a synthesis of various news articles and blogs from the last four months. For your convenience, we have also included links to a few of the sources referenced in the videos that you can read to get additional information on the topic.
Legal & Legislative Updates
Impressive Efforts in Ohio
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Fed. Efforts in the Opioid Epidemic
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The Opioid Trial
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Marijuana Legalization
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Alcohol & Other Drug Trends
CBD Oil Status
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Harm Reduction Strategies
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New Analysis on Drug Test Data
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Don’t Forget About Alcohol
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Related Articles for More Information
Legal & Legislative Updates
- Standards for use of opiates in treatment of pain changes in Ohio
- Program helps pay back student loans for some addiction treatment providers
- New report finds only four states provided adequate coverage for addiction treatment in 2017
- U.S. welcomes China’s expanded clampdown on fentanyl
- Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on unprecedented new efforts to support development of over-the-counter naloxone to help reduce opioid overdose deaths
- Cleveland court is big pharma’s battleground for opioid liability
- Hood sues three major opioid distributors
- Opioid crisis: The lawsuits that could bankrupt manufacturers and distributors
- Marijuana legalization takes another step forward in 2018 elections
- Why Cleveland Clinic won’t recommend ‘medical marijuana’ for patients
Alcohol & Other Drug Trends
- Know! CBD – Miracle in a bottle or modern-day snake oil?
- CVS to sell CBD-infused products
- Daily use of high potency marijuana linked to higher rates of psychosis, study finds
- Ohio syringe exchange programs double in three nearly years, report finds
- New HIV infections fall in Cuyahoga County for fifth consecutive year, bucking statewide climb
- FDA panel backs prescribing overdose reversal drug with opioids
- Starbucks exploring idea of adding needle disposal boxes in their stores
- This wristband detects an opiate overdose
- Workforce drug testing positivity climbs to highest rate since 2004, according to New Quest Diagnostics analysis
- Workforce drug positivity rises by double-digits in almost one-third of U.S. industry sectors examined, according to New Quest Diagnostics analysis
- Alcohol is killing more people, and younger. The biggest increases are among women
- Green Leaf Medical on launching a marijuana-infused beer
- Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure
