Alamance County Gets Opioid Treatment Expansion

🚨 Naloxone saves lives—and it’s now more accessible across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering free naloxone kits statewide to help prevent opioid overdose deaths. Since 2020, more than 1.7 million kits have been distributed in Michigan, contributing to 34,000+ overdose reversals and a 35% decrease in overdose deaths since 2023. Learn more: Michigan.gov/SUD #MSMS #PublicHealth #MichiganMedicine

🚨 Naloxone saves lives—and it’s now more accessible across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering free naloxone kits statewide to help prevent opioid overdose deaths. Since 2020, more than 1.7 million kits have been distributed in Michigan, contributing to 34,000+ overdose reversals and a 35% decrease in overdose deaths since 2023. Learn more: Michigan.gov/SUD #MSMS #PublicHealth #MichiganMedicine

🚨 Naloxone saves lives—and it’s now more accessible across Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering free naloxone kits statewide to help prevent opioid overdose deaths. Since 2020, more than 1.7 million kits have been distributed in Michigan, contributing to 34,000+ overdose reversals and a 35% decrease in overdose deaths since 2023. Learn more: Michigan.gov/SUD #MSMS #PublicHealth #MichiganMedicine

Resilient Alpha | Opioid Crisis — Overdose Deaths & the Road Ahead 💊⚠️ The opioid crisis remains one of the most urgent public health challenges of our time. Rising overdose deaths linked to opioid use disorder have affected communities, healthcare systems, and economies worldwide. Resilient Alpha explores the causes behind this crisis, the evolving treatment approaches, and the policies shaping recovery and prevention. Understanding these factors is critical for healthcare leaders, policymakers, and innovators working toward sustainable solutions and better patient outcomes. #resilientalpha #opioidcrisis #publichealth #healthcareinnovation #addictionrecovery #opioidawareness #healthpolicy #mentalhealth #martysecada #ivyfon #shorts #reel #AddictionAwareness #HealthcareSystem #GlobalHealth #SubstanceAbuse #PublicPolicy #HealthEducation #CommunitySupport #MentalWellness #CrisisIntervention #SolutionFocused

It's no accident that mega-hospitals have begun dominating local markets. Public policy has helped create a runway for them to swallow up formerly independent clinics, abuse initiatives designed to help rural health centers, and charge patients much higher rates. Read the latest from BRI Founder & Chair Sally Pipes: https://lnkd.in/gD6z2ZbA

📰 New Issue Brief Highlights Innovative Solutions to Address Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Lessons from 10 Programs Offer Roadmap for States Leveraging Federal Rural Health Funding New York, March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new issue brief released today highlights promising, community-driven strategies to expand prevention, treatment, and recovery supports for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural America—where persistent barriers such as provider shortages, stigma, and transportation […]... 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3NrRMHM

Did you know that in the past two years, fatal overdoses in King County have decreased by 31%? This encouraging decline is the result of collaborative public health efforts across the county that have prevented overdoses, provided support after overdoses, and created pathways toward stability. Programs like DESC’s are part of this broader community response — such as our work developing new ways to deliver medication for opioid use disorder including injectable buprenorphine; bringing treatment directly to people wherever they are; and expanding distribution of the overdose reversal medication naloxone (Narcan). While there’s still a long way to go, we know that focusing on what works and meeting people where they are — rather than forcing treatment or trying to arrest our way out of the crisis — is what truly helps people recover. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gWDXjGHP    #DESC #CommunityCare  

The #European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization to REZUROCK® (belumosudil) for Health Care Professionals for the treatment of chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) in adults and children aged 12 years and above, weighing at least 40 kg. The therapy is intended for patients who have exhausted or are unsuitable for existing treatment options. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dziyBHtm #Rezurock #Belumosudil #EuropeanCommission #GVHD #GraftVersusHostDisease #RareDiseaseTreatment #BiotechInnovation #PharmaIndustrialindia

County leaders are being asked to manage rising healthcare costs while improving public health outcomes. The opioid crisis sits directly at the intersection of both challenges. Many addiction cases do not begin with illegal drugs. They begin with legitimate prescriptions intended to treat pain. When those prescriptions extend beyond appropriate clinical use, dependency risk increases, often quietly and gradually. For public sector leaders, this raises an important policy question: How can healthcare systems detect opioid risk earlier and support safer prescribing decisions for county employees and residents? Addressing that question may be one of the most effective ways to reduce long-term healthcare costs while improving community health outcomes. #CountyLeadership #PublicHealth #HealthcareLeadership #CommunityHealth

County leaders are being asked to manage rising healthcare costs while improving public health outcomes. The opioid crisis sits directly at the intersection of both challenges. Many addiction cases do not begin with illegal drugs. They begin with legitimate prescriptions intended to treat pain. When those prescriptions extend beyond appropriate clinical use, dependency risk increases, often quietly and gradually. For public sector leaders, this raises an important policy question: How can healthcare systems detect opioid risk earlier and support safer prescribing decisions for county employees and residents? Addressing that question may be one of the most effective ways to reduce long-term healthcare costs while improving community health outcomes. #CountyLeadership #PublicHealth #HealthcareLeadership #CommunityHealth