Posts Tagged ‘opioid addiction’
Inova hospitals continue to fight opioid epidemic with E.R. opioid-reduction initiatives
Curbing an Epidemic Emergency rooms take steps to reduce opioid use The statistics are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. And this number continues to rise. To help deter opioid addiction in our community, the Emergency Departments (EDs) of Inova Mount Vernon…
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Prescription for Safety The statistics are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. In response to the growing problem of opioid addiction in the community, Inova emergency personnel are working closely with all of the hospital departments and across the system to adopt…
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