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• Families Who Lost Children, Savings Feel Left Out in Opioid Lawsuits

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  Few, if any, people who lost children, spouses and other loved ones stand to receive any compensation from the opioid lawsuit settlements.

• White House Launches Website Aimed at Addiction Treatment

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  Users can search based on the type of treatment sought — such as inpatient, detox or telemedicine — by payment option and whether the treatment is medication-assisted.

• Google Adds Local Prescription Drug Disposal Locations

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  Local prescription drug disposal locations are now available in Google Maps and appear in search results. More data is needed from states and public health bodies.

• Data Analytics for Safer Communities

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  Integrated public safety and public health data platforms can address challenges like the opioid crisis and speed community safety.

• What's Critical to Rural, Regional and Urban Opioid Interventions?

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  An ICMA 2018 session on opioid interventions shared rural, urban and regional diversion program information and offered key takeaways about the role of data.

• MAT for Opioid Abuse Increased Under Medicaid Expansion

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  Data from states like Vermont confirms that MAT for opioid abuse disorder increased under Medicaid expansion.

• NIC Inc. Launches RxGov: PDMP Platform Uses Machine Learning

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  The cloud-based PDMP platform integrates with electronic health records, and uses machine learning to create single records to track opioid prescriptions.

• The Cloud-Based Data Engine That Addresses Recidivism on the Local Level

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  Find out how Johnson County is using cloud-based data to address recidivism and increase access to public health services.

• Why Women With PTSD Turn to Opioids & How to Prevent It

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  'Women with PTSD' has been called a silent epidemic. If left untreated, it can lead to mental and physical illnesses and opioid abuse. Learn about treatments and community intervention opportunities.

• Wastewater: An Untapped Resource for Opioid Abuse Data

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  One tech startup is looking for five cities to test how wastewater can reveal opioid abuse data on a neighborhood level.

• Mental Health Collaboration Lowers Recidivism Rates in County Jails

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  The Stepping Up Initiative puts law enforcement in contact with local resources that can assist in the education and rehabilitation of inmates with mental health illnesses, including substance abuse, to help pave the way to lower recidivism rates.

• Amid Opioid Crisis, Cities Face Gabapentin, Too

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  Doctors are prescribing gabapentin more often because of its non-addictive properties, but law enforcement and drug rehabilitation programs are finding signs of abuse that exacerbate opioid abuse.

• Philly's Safe Injection Plan Presents Legal & Social Pros & Cons

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  Philadelphia is talking to potential operators of a safe injection site for IV drug users as a way to reduce opioid overdose deaths, but there are many legal and social questions.

• Carfentanil Rising: What You Need to Know About the Drug

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  Carfentanil has become a key topic for health officials and law enforcement who work to combat this synthetic opioid’s responsibility for addiction and death that continues to rise.

• VA Opioid Prescriptions by State -- Mapped

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  Data on VA opioid prescriptions will be updated twice per year.

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