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CRT 2017 #43 · Communication to the City Council · Aug 7 2017
a report from Vice Mayor Marc C. McGovern, Chair of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on June 14, 2017 to discuss the current opioid crisis on the state and local level, and what programs and plans exist to combat this epidemic
Opiate Task Force
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Massachusetts Opioid-related
Deaths in 2009
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Source: Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
deaths/county
> 100
51 - 100
20 - 50
< 20
Total Deaths
638
Berkshire
8
Franklin 2
10Hampshire
46
Hampden
67
Worcester
Middlesex
124
Essex
74
Norfolk
Bristol
Plymouth
65
70 53
Barnstable
Nantucket
Dukes
Suffolk
21
2
1
95
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Source: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Massachusetts Opioid-related
Deaths in 2016
deaths/county
> 100
51 - 100
20 - 50
< 20
Total Deaths
2069
Berkshire
35
Franklin
14
34
Hampshire
128
Hampden
226
Worcester
Middlesex
392
Essex
284
Norfolk
Bristol
Plymouth
202
233 185
Barnstable
Nantucket
Suffolk
78
3
253
Dukes
2
Massachusetts Office of the
Attorney General
AGO Opiate Task Force
Health care experts
Criminal prosecutors and State Troopers
Consumer protection attorneys
Investigators
Policy advisors
Community outreach specialists
Full-time Project Manager
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Statewide Partnerships
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Legislature
District Attorneys, Police, and Fire
Medical professionals (doctors, dentists, nurses),
insurers, hospitals
Courts
Municipalities
Community coalitions across Massachusetts
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Comprehensive Legislation
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Mandatory PMP check with
every opioid prescription
7-day supply limit on first-time
prescriptions
Mandatory ED evaluation after
overdose
Department of Public Health
provides individual prescribing
statistics
Partial filling of prescriptions
Drug Disposal Program
Act Relative to Substance Use, Treatment, Education and
Addressing Fentanyl
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Naloxone Bulk Purchasing Fund
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U.S. Prescription Painkiller Sales and Deaths
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Sources:
a- Automation of Reports Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 2012 data not available.
b- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Vital Statistics System mortality data (2015) Available from URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/deaths.htm
Improving Prescribing Practices
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CDC Guidelines
Discharge Instructions
Myth
Pain medication
will lead to
addiction. Some
people mistakenly
think that drugs
such as Percocet
will lead to drug
addiction.
Interagency Group on Illegal Prescribing
Collaboration with Medical Community
Access to Treatment
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Behavioral Health Parity
Only one in six receive treatment
Advisories & Enforcement
Make the Right Call Campaign
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Youth Opioid Prevention Grant Program
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Project Here
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GE Foundation
The Herren Project
Epicenter Experience
Massachusetts
Office of the Attorney
Project Here
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Education Materials
Support Network
Mobile App
Contact
Shane Blundell
Assistant Attorney General
[email removed]
[phone removed]
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