This is an academic paper that provides an overview of Oregon’s multidimensional approaches towards the opioid crisis, which achieved 20% reductions in opioid prescribing and a 30% reduction in the opioid overdose fatality rate. This comprehensive state response is framed in cautious opioid prescribing, increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and overdose prevention with naloxone.
Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Prevention
Treatment
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
Cautious Opioid Prescribing
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Overdose prevention
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation
Holton, D., White, E., McCarty, D. (2018). Public Health Policy Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 103(6), 959–962.
State / region
West
Oregon