08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: RAND Corporation. Published: 8/2019. This 265-page document offers a systematic assessment of the past, present, and possible futures of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in the United States. It is rooted in secondary data analysis, literature reviews, international case studies, and key informant interviews. The goal is to provide decision-makers, researchers, media outlets, and the public with insights intended to improve their understanding of the synthetic opioid problem and how to respond to it. (PDF)
08/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Council for Behavioral Health. Published: 8/2019. This 96-page report provides insights into the link between mental illness and mass violence, examining the reasons, contributing factors, and actionable solutions surrounding mass violence in America through the lens of behavioral health. It examines the research on mental illness, substance use disorder (SUD), and mass violence, noting that people with serious mental illness are responsible for less than four percent of all violence and less than one-third of mass violence. It also provides a series of recommendations for improving risk assessment and violence prevention. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 7/2019. This six-page report on cases of Zika virus disease is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on December 11, 2018. In 2017, the outbreak of Zika virus disease in the Caribbean and the Americas (2015–2016) subsided, leading to a significant decrease in the number of travel-associated infections in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries. A total of 274 cases were reported in 2017 in EU/EEA countries, (PDF)
Model EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Protocol Relating to Naloxone Administration by EMS Personnel
02/19/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO). Published: 2/19/2019. This eight-page document is a model protocol for opioid poisioning/overdose that is based on the evidence-based guideline for emergency medical services (EMS) administration of naloxone for suspected opioid overdoses. It details patient presentation, patient management, assessment, treatments and interventions, patient safety considerations, notes and educational pearls, key considerations, and pertinent assessment findings. (PDF)
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