A number of large healthcare providers in Oregon are making it more difficult for people to get opioids, in response to the growing epidemic sweeping both the state and the country.
According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, Multnomah County health officials have released new guidelines for prescribing these types of medications, which include limiting amounts and double-checking if patients are receiving prescriptions from any other source.
Additionally, the state attorney general’s office has announced that it is providing more than $500,000 in funding to the Oregon Coalition for Responsible Use of Meds and Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) for efforts aimed at reducing opioid abuse.
A recently released report from Multnomah County indicates that an average of two people die each week in Portland due to opioid overdoses.
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