OpiSafe

The #opioidcrisis is not going away; it's getting worse. One thing you can do to help prevent more #opioid overdoses right now: download our free OpiRescue app on your phone.

Post-op #opioid dispensing decreased in the two years after @CDCgov released its guidelines for prescribing opioids for #chronic pain, in contrast to increasing the two years prior. ja.ma/3zmkMzI via @JAMANetworkOpen

If you're a member of @COHospitalAssn and are involved in #opioid stewardship, please sign up for a webinar 6/14 at noon to hear from @ChildrensColo and @DenverHealthMed. Register here register.gotowebinar.com/register/19185…

@9NEWS spoke with our CEO @RobValuck about the surge in opioid overdose deaths - especially fentanyl - in Colorado last year. twitter.com/9NEWS/status/1…

CEO @RobValuck weighed in on @denverpost article about the dramatic increase in fentanyl OD deaths in Colorado twitter.com/denverpost/sta…

Youth given #opioid prescriptions, even at short and low doses, are at risk of persistent use. That’s one reason why a top 10 U.S. pediatric hospital uses OpiSafe to strengthen its #opioidstewardship & assure the safety of young patients. tinyurl.com/39vvaxsw

A Wake Forest study found opioid-induced respiratory depression significantly increases hospital costs. healio.com/news/primary-c…

We're thrilled to see our Medical Director of Emergency Medicine receiving so much attention for his work with the Colorado #Naloxone Project. Kudos, @DonaldStader! tinyurl.com/yww2hbyj

Happy to hear of the #FDA approval of a higher-dose version of #naloxone nasal spray, Kloxxado. At 8 mg, it's 2x as strong as what's available now & should be out later this year. Especially for #fentanyl OD, which is on the rise, multiple doses of 4mg #Narcan have been needed.

We're not "anti-opioids.” But careful monitoring & assessment assures the best outcomes & avoids problems. Some patients legitimately need & benefit from #opioids for #painmanagement, including many on hospice. We help individualize opioid Rx & monitoring. tinyurl.com/ye56bjrb

These #overdosedeath charts for Colorado still shock us. The drug type drill down reflected an even steeper increase in #opioidoverdose deaths in 2020.

Justice-involved individuals with OUD are at the greatest risk for #overdose the first 2 weeks after #incarceration. Until MAT is more available, they should receive #Naloxone and OpiRescue. We’ve begun working with Colorado and other states on this issue. tinyurl.com/yn5zn3xn

Preliminary data by @CDCgov shows a 29% increase in #opioidoverdose deaths. That's 87,000 U.S. lives lost Oct. '19-Sept. '20. Please download our free OpiRescue app today; you never know when you could have a life-saving opportunity.

This NYTimes opinion piece really moved us. nytimes.com/2021/04/14/opi…

(4/4) If your state had $1-2M earmarked for the #opioid response, how should they spend it for the biggest impact?

(3/4) The #opioidresponse funding also includes “targeted investments to support populations with unique needs, including Native Americans, older Americans, and #ruralpopulations.”

(2/4) The $10.7B is a significant $3.9B increase over '21 allocations for #opioid response and will be for #research, #prevention,# treatment, and #recoverysupport services.

(1/4) The new Administration is doubling down on its response to the #opioidepidemic with the latest discretionary #funding request for FY '22.

Pain Practice's alarming new estimate of the prevalence of problematic use of #opioids among adults with #ChronicPain not related to cancer. This is a much bigger problem than even the experts thought.

"Only one-third of patients get medications for opioid use disorder in the emergency department," said Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians in a recent NPR story. tinyurl.com/5zp4tds