Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee To Hold Listening Session Aug. 22 In Bismarck To Discuss Strategies To Combat Opioid Misuse
North Dakota’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee will hold a listening session on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 4:30-6:30 p.m. CDT, to gather ideas on how to make a positive impact on the state’s system of prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services targeting opioid misuse and addiction.
South Dakota Department Of Health And SDAHO Provide Hope For Opioid Use Disorders Through ED Toolkit
In South Dakota, where opioid related deaths have increased 105% from 2012 to 2021, emergency rooms are locations where patients seek help when an overdose has occurred.
Heartview Foundation Launches Emergency Room Opioid Program
Heartview Foundation, in partnership with Sanford Health, CHI, Ministry on the Margins, and the Bismarck Police Department, launched a program this week to help bridge overdose victims into treatment. In January, the Bismarck Police Department received a grant of nearly $1 million from the Department of Justice to help combat the opioid overdose epidemic. Since the beginning of the year, Heartview Foundation has been hiring staff for the program and working with hospital partners to train ER physicians and work out project details. On Monday, Aug. 1, the program began at Sanford’s Emergency Room, with plans to expand the program to CHI and other hospitals across the state in the near future.
HRMC Offers Medically Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Dramatic increases in the number of opioid prescriptions have led to a crisis in our nation and in South Dakota, according to the Avoid Opioid Prescription Addiction program.
Black Hills Doctor Offers Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
There is no longer any debate about the fact that America is in the midst of an opioid crisis. There are now more Americans addicted to these potent drugs - both nationally and in our own region - than at any time in history. But exactly how to address the crisis is still a topic of considerable debate.
Sanford Health to Study Alternatives to Opioids
Sanford Health is one of three sites in the U.S. to launch a study to determine if non-opioid medications are as effective in managing pain after carpal-tunnel surgery.
Avera Supports Efforts to Curb Opioid Dangers
Avera Health is also taking a multi-level approach to combating the opioid abuse and overdose problem in our region.