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Each issue of News Bites highlights unique news articles from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on news they may have missed....
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented public health emergency throughout the world, prompting providers to turn to telehealth to provide necessary health care to patients at a distance. This paper analyzes the current state of telehealth services at the federal and state levels, as well as the benefits and limitations of telehealth technology use. It also offers public policy recommendations to improve telehealth services in the United States....
Each issue of Case Law Monitor highlights unique cases from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on cases that are important to the field....
Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Teams can help states and local jurisdictions determine what factors and characteristics may lead to a possible overdose. This fact sheet explains the origins of OFR and summarizes efforts, throughout the United States, to establish and operate OFR teams....
The restaurant industry has been particularly impacted by the opioid epidemic with, for example, ten percent of food service workers dying from opioid overdoses in the State of Delaware.[1] This sobering statistic prompted the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) to launch the Restaurant Accolade Program (the Program), which trains all restaurant staff and owners in the state on how to identify, respond to, and reverse an opioid overdose and helps food establishments draft policies that support employees and patrons with substance use disorders (SUDs). The Office of Health Crisis Response (OCHR) within DPH conducts the training and education....
Each issue of News Bites highlights unique news articles from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on news they may have missed....
This fact sheet describes the current status of good samaritan fatal overdose prevention laws throughout the United States and contains findings from interviews with state drug control officials concerning the application and effectiveness of such laws....
Naloxone is an emergency opioid antagonist that works by reversing the effects of an opioid overdose. Specifically, naloxone prevents decreased breathing which typically happens when someone overdoses on an opioid and must be given when someone shows the first sign of an overdose. Naloxone access laws delineate how someone may legally access naloxone in a particular state or jurisdiction. This includes which individuals can prescribe, dispense, or administer naloxone and what forms of civil or criminal immunity are provided, if any, for the use of the opioid reversal drug. All 50 states and the District of Columbia have some form of naloxone access law. This fact sheet provides readers with an overview of what naloxone is and a brief overview of naloxone access law across the United States....
Each issue of Case Law Monitor highlights unique cases from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on cases that are important to the field....