by Anya | Apr 26, 2018 | In the News
Nurse’s Drug Diversion Causes Infection Outbreak at Wisconsin Hospital by Paige Minemyer | Jul 7, 2017 11:53am Opioid diversion led to an outbreak of Serratia marcescens at a Wisconsin hospital, researchers have found. Five patients admitted to five different wards... 
by Anya | Apr 13, 2018 | In the News
Drug diversion in hospitals: are you next? Written by James A. Jorgenson, MS, RPh, FASHP, Gregory S. Burger, MS, RPh, FASHP & Maureen E. Burger, RN, MSN, CPHQ, CPPS, FACHE | March 18, 2016 As the opioid epidemic continues to rise and regulators clamp down on... 
by Anya | Apr 3, 2018 | In the News
Jump In Overdoses Shows Opioid Epidemic Has Worsened There’s more bad news about the nation’s devastating opioid epidemic. In just one year, overdoses from opioids jumped by about 30 percent, according to a report released Tuesday by the Centers for... 
by jordan | Feb 20, 2018 | California, California, drug diversion, medication disposal
California Confronts Opioid Addiction California Confronts Opioid Addiction Source: CALMatters California is confronting opioid addiction, although it hasn’t been impacted as much as other states like Arizona, though there are hot spots of addiction mostly in... 
by jordan | Feb 15, 2018 | drug diversion, medication disposal, ongoing research, opioid addiction, opioid epidemic, United States, Utah, Utah
‘Speak Out, Opt Out, Throw Out’ Campaign for Opioid Abuse in Utah ‘Speak out, opt out, throw out’ Campaign for Opioid Abuse in Utah On February 15, 2018, Utah County launched the ‘Speak out, opt out, throw out’ campaign to address opioid abuse in Utah. The...
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