LSU and OLOL Partner to Broaden Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 14 (TNSPar) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
Louisiana saw the nation's steepest spike in drug-overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020, and over 70% of those deaths involved an opioid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While access to treatment for opioid use disorder is limited in the state, access to opioids remains broad. In 2019, Louisiana providers wrote 75 opioid prescriptions for e . . .
Louisiana saw the nation's steepest spike in drug-overdose deaths between 2019 and 2020, and over 70% of those deaths involved an opioid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While access to treatment for opioid use disorder is limited in the state, access to opioids remains broad. In 2019, Louisiana providers wrote 75 opioid prescriptions for e . . .