A statewide evaluation of seven strategies to reduce opioid overdose in North Carolina.

Apostolos A AlexandridisAgnieszka McCortChristopher L RingwaltNidhi SachdevaCatherine SanfordStephen W MarshallKarin MackNabarun Dasgupta

Published in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2017)

Provider education related to pain management and addiction treatment, and ED policies limiting opioid dispensing showed modest immediate reductions in mortality. MAT expansions showed beneficial effects in reducing ED-related overdose visits in time-lagged models, despite an unexpected adverse association with mortality.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
emergency department
cardiovascular events
healthcare
primary care
risk factors
type diabetes
quality improvement
coronary artery disease
tertiary care
drug induced
health insurance
replacement therapy