Opioid Overdose

Additional Resources from the Department of Health & Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made it a priority to address opioid abuse, dependence, and overdose. Several agencies within HHS have joined the effort:

• HHS Opioids Initiative
  • Opioids: The Prescription Drug & Heroin Overdose Epidemic
  • Press Release: March 26, 2015: HHS takes strong steps to address opioid-drug related overdose, death and dependence
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Drug Overdose
  • CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
  • Common Elements in Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids [PDF - 204 KB]
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Report
  • Califf RM, Woodcock J, Ostroff S. A Proactive Response to Prescription Opioid Abuse. New England Journal of Medicine. February 4, 2016: Special Report. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1601307
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  • NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionals
  • Prescription Drug Abuse
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Opioids
• Surgeon General
  • http://www.surgeongeneral.gov
  • US Surgeon General's Call to End the Opioid Crisis: http://turnthetiderx.org
  • Facing Addiction in American: https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov