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10 Jun 2019
Video

Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Through Research and Patient Care

The misuse of opioids has become a national public health emergency, as the number of overdoses and deaths have steadily increased. AIR’s Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) works to expand access to evidence-based treatment and recovery for addiction and substance use disorders, address mental and behavioral health issues, and facilitate trauma-informed care. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, the center’s director and a practicing physician at Heartland Alliance Health in Chicago, discusses her personal experience in treating patients with addiction and how research can help tackle the opioid epidemic.

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Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES)

Opioid misuse, overdose, and death has become a national public health emergency. AIR has a launched the Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES) to study and coordinate multi-system solutions to the opioid epidemic.

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Opioid Misuse Prevention and Reduction Project - Middlesex County, MA

Last year alone, over 2,000 people in Massachusetts died from an opioid involved overdose. In partnership with the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, AIR developed a cross-system study to develop locally-relevant and research-informed strategies to reduce and prevent opioid misuse.

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Community Solutions to End the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee

Although progress is being made, each day in Tennessee, at least three people die from an opioid-related overdose. AIR is working with the Tennessee Department of Health to convene summits across the state, for which it will review current opioid-related data, discuss the relevance and analysis of data, and develop preliminary plans to shape the strategic direction for intervention activities.

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20 Jul 2017
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Long Story Short: What Role Can Providers Play in Addressing the Prescription Opioid Epidemic?

Prescription drug misuse has reached epidemic proportions, with negative consequences for families and communities across the country. Mona Kilany explains how connecting prescribers with the proper tools and knowledge can help them address this significant public health issue in their practices.
Topic: 
Health, Substance Use Disorders
14 Jul 2017
Service

Opioid Misuse, Overdose, and Death: A National Public Health Emergency

Increasing rates of opioid misuse, overdose, and death in America represent a complex public health emergency that merits widespread public and private resources and solutions. This brochure describes AIR's response to this public health crisis.
Topic: 
Health, Substance Use Disorders

Further Reading

  • Opioid Misuse, Overdose, and Death: A National Public Health Emergency
  • Opioid Misuse Prevention and Reduction Project- Middlesex County, MA
  • Community Solutions to End the Opioid Epidemic in Tennessee
  • Long Story Short: What Role Can Providers Play in Addressing the Prescription Opioid Epidemic?
  • A Quick Word With: Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, Director of AIR’s Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES)
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