Commission on opioid addiction asks Trump to declare national emergency on overdoses according to : Mitchellre Public

More than 33,000 people died of opioid overdose, with another 20,000 dying from other drugs. Trump established the opioid commission to study the issue in March, with a mandate to "study ways to combat and treat the scourge of drug abuse, addiction, and the opioid crisis." Prescription overdose deaths began to rise in the mid-2000, following aggressive marketing and widespread prescribing of the drugs starting in the late 1990s. "With approximately 142 Americans dying [of drug overdose] every day," the report notes, "America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks." "It offers a sharp contrast to the overall approach that the Trump administration has been taking to escalate the war on drugs."



Commission on opioid addiction asks Trump to declare national emergency on overdoses
The commission also sought better training for physicians who prescribe opiates, including a requirement that they discuss the risks with their patients. "By declaring this state of emergency, the president will be putting the full weight of his office behind this issue," said Christie, chairman of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump should declare a national emergency and put the federal government fully behind efforts to curb opioid addiction, according to a preliminary report by the commission chaired by Gov. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), recently complained about delays in the commission issuing its first report. "This can and must be solved by using presidential moral and legal authority to change this lack of education leading to addiction and death."

Sherman ER imposes limits, guidelines in battle against opioid addiction

Signs ER staff members have been noticing can be clues someone is coming to the emergency room specifically to feed an opioid habit, Sherman emergency room officials said. With the guidelines in place, staff will not be prescribing long-acting opioid painkillers, won't be giving more than a short dose of opioid painkillers and won't be refilling lost, stolen or destroyed prescriptions. Sherman hospital officials have not yet determined whether signs alerting patients to the new guidelines will be posted. Starting Tuesday, the Emergency Room at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin and its satellite emergency care facilities throughout the area will begin enforcing strict guidelines for use of various opioid painkillers, hospital officials said Monday. Emergency room caregivers will not be using the powerful painkiller Dilaudid, except for cases involving cancer patients or bad traumas.


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