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OPIOID CRISIS AND PRESIDENTIAL AGENDAS
One population health issue that has consistently been on the presidential agenda and c
laimed an incalculable number of lives is the opioid epidemic.
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the misuse of
prescription opioids an epidemic. In October 2017, President Trump declared the opioid
epidemic a national public health emergency. The main cause of the opioid epidemic is
investigated to be overprescribing of the drugs rather than finding an alternative
treatment or even the provision of alternative treatments. Increased prescriptions of
oxycodone and hydrocodone lead to widespread misuse of both prescription and non-
prescription opioids.
Drug overdose deaths rose from 2019 to 2021 with more than 106,000 drug overdose
deaths reported in 2021. Deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone
(primarily fentanyl) continued to rise with 70,601 overdose deaths reported in 2021.
The highest overdose death rate is seen in Maryland with 4.68% of annual deaths
attributed to drug overdose. More than 3/4 of people with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
are young white men. They're all between the ages of 18 and 34. However, a growing
number of young women have developed OUD in recent years, especially those of
childbearing age.
Agendas:
1.To tackle this epidemic, President Barack Obama's budget for Fiscal Year 2017,
included $1 billion in new mandatory funding over two years to expand access to
treatment for prescription drug abuse and heroin use. This funding boosted efforts to
help individuals with an opioid use disorder seek treatment, successfully complete
treatment, and sustain recovery.
2.The optimal approach for addressing drug addiction and overdose is the proactive
discouragement of individuals from participating in drug abuse. If individuals do not take
the initiative to engage in action, they will not experience any challenges or obstacles.
The individual in question is President Donald J. Trump. The current administration
under President Trump has opted to allocate a sum above $1 billion in funding with the
explicit purpose of tackling the urgent matter of drug addiction and the pervasive opioid
crisis.
An amount above $800 million has been allocated towards the provision of prevention,
treatment, support for first responders, implementation of prescription drug monitoring
programs, rehabilitation initiatives, and other forms of care within communities, inpatient
facilities, and correctional institutions.
3. Under President Biden's Administration, an allocation of around $1.5 billion has been
provided to states and territories with the aim of combatting the opioid addiction and
overdose crisis, which is seen as a fundamental component of his Unity Agenda.
What can I do differently that can help lessen the margin to our opioid crisis:
1.
One potential approach to enhancing patient pain management involves
diversifying the training methods employed for healthcare personnel.
2.
Expanding our research endeavors to encompass the extensive array of
complementary and integrative therapies that have been incorporated into
conventional medical care for numerous millennia.
3.
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, established in
1999, has significantly strengthened the presence of Complementary and Integrative
Medicine within the field of academic medicine.
4.
Proposing the encouragement of insurance companies to adopt policies that
facilitate the inclusion of complementary and integrative therapies in their coverage,
addressing and overcoming existing obstacles and limitations.
5.
Incorporate initiatives aimed at enhancing the affordability and availability of
healthcare services, particularly in relation to mental health, while concurrently
addressing financial inequality and aiding individuals experiencing poverty.
6.
My focus would be directed at addressing the fundamental factors that contribute
to the development of opiate addiction, namely limited healthcare accessibility and
poverty.
7.
Examining and addressing the societal stigma.
Various stakeholders, including medical professionals, emergency departments, first
responders, public safety authorities, mental health and substance abuse treatment
providers, community-based organizations, public health agencies, and community
members, collectively contribute their knowledge, resources, and skills to effectively
tackle this intricate and rapidly evolving epidemic.
To sum up, collective collaboration can increase our efforts to stop Opioid overdoses
and fatalities.
References
Litaker, J. R., Tamez, N., Durkalski, W., & Taylor, R. (2019). Emergency department
encounters for opioid abuse, adverse events, poisoning, and dependence among
members of a community-based health insurance plan—central texas, 2016–
2018.
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The role of the national institute on drug abuse in drug abuse prevention research.
(2020). In (Ed.), Persuasive communication and drug abuse prevention (pp. 43–56).
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203052419-8
Links to an external site.
Understanding the demographics of the opioid overdose death crisis. (2021). RAND
Corporation.
https://doi.org/10.7249/wra1484-2
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