Methadone-Related Overdose Deaths : Alcohol and Drug Abuse.

Intro -- METHADONE-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS: FACTORS AND PREVENTION MEASURES -- METHADONE-RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS: FACTORS AND PREVENTION MEASURES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 METHADONE DIVERSION, ABUSE, AND MISUSE: DEATHS INCREASING AT ALARMING RATE -- INTRODUCTION -- KEY JUDGMENTS -- BACKGROUND -- SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN LEGITIMATE DISTRIBUTION -- SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN FORENSIC LABORATORY SUBMISSIONS -- DIVERSION -- METHADONE PRESCRIBING PRACTICES -- MISUSE OF PRESCRIBED METHADONE -- PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY -- EXPOSURE INCIDENTS AND DEATHS INCREASE -- OUTLOOK -- INTELLIGENCE GAPS -- SOURCES -- Federal -- State -- Florida -- Kentucky -- Maryland -- New mexico -- North carolina -- Virginia -- Washington -- Other -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 METHADONE-ASSOCIATED OVERDOSE DEATHS: FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED DEATHS AND EFFORTS TO PREVENT THEM -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Use of Methadone for Addiction Treatment -- Use of Methadone for Pain Management -- Relevant Federal Agencies -- Overdose Death Investigation and Reporting -- METHADONE IS REGULATED AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL EQUIREMENTS WHEN USED FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT -- When Used for Pain Management, Methadone Is Regulated as a Controlled Substance under Federal and State Laws and Regulations -- When Used for Addiction Treatment, Methadone Is Subject to Additional Requirements under Federal and State Laws and Regulations -- INCREASED AVAILABILITY COMBINED WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND ABUSE OF DIVERTED METHADONE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INCREASING METHADONE-ASSOCIATED OVERDOSE DEATHS -- Methadone's Growing Use for Pain Management Has Increased the Drug's Availability, Contributing to an Increase in Overdose Deaths.

Lack of Knowledge about Methadone by Practitioners and Patients Has Also Contributed to Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths -- Abuse of Diverted Methadone Is an Additional Contributing Factor to Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths -- State Data and Research Support That Lack of Knowledge and Abuse of Diverted Methadone Contribute to Deaths, but Death Circumstances Are Variable -- EDUCATION, SAFETY, AND MONITORING EFFORTS TO PREVENT METHADONE-ASSOCIATED OVERDOSE DEATHS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -- Efforts to Educate Practitioners and the Public about Methadone and Other Prescription Drugs Have Been Initiated by Federal Agencies, States, and Other Organizations -- Educational Efforts Targeted at Methadone -- Educational Efforts Targeted at Opioids and Other Prescription Drugs -- DEA and FDA Have Taken Steps to Improve the Safety of Using Methadone -- States May Monitor Prescriptions for Controlled Substances and OTP Patient Enrollment to Prevent Abuse and Diversion -- End Notes -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- End Notes -- APPENDIX II: COMPARISON OF FEDERAL AND SELECTED STATES' OTP REGULATIONS -- End Note -- APPENDIX III: DATA AND RESEARCH REGARDING METHADONE-ASSOCIATED OVERDOSE DEATHS IN FIVE STATES -- APPENDIX IV: COMPARISON OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAMS IN FOUR SELECTED STATES -- Chapter 3 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT METHADONE BROCHURE -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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