Innovative Research and the Opioid Epidemic: Are We Closer to Finding Solutions?

Research America. 10/13/2017 This one-hour, two-minute webinar discusses the role of research in the opioid crisis, implications for public health, the role of pharmacists in addressing the crisis, and how medical science and public health are addressing the issue. Speakers highlight the importance of facilitating recovery between overdose hospitalizations and treatment, noting that emergency departments and incarceration facilities represent opportunities to start opioid abuse patients on medication-assisted therapy, which reduces opioid cravings and alleviates opioid withdrawal symptoms. (Video or Multimedia)
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