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OVERDOSE PREVENTION
IN NEW MEXICO
LAUREN LOVATO
The University of New Mexico October 26, 2016
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Methodology
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Results
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Discussion of Results
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Recommendations
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Works Cited
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Methodology
TO DETERMINE WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE PRESCRIPTION
MONITORING PROGRAM AND REQUIRING PRESCRIBERS AND PHARMACISTS
TO CONSULT THEIR PATIENTS ON PRESCRIPTION AWARENESS.
Step One: The immense problem that has arisen in New
Mexico in correlation to health
Step Two: How is New Mexico doing in this emerging war
against prescription drug overdose?
Step Three: The PDMPS system and consultation of
prescription drugs to patients.
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Data from the CDC shows that states with higher rates of prescription drug
use have higher rates of prescription drug overdoses. In 2008, West
Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada and Florida were among the highest in rates
of both prescriptions and overdoses. Graph by David Perry
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Discussion of Results
Patient consultation must become a higher priority in the heath care field
due to the immensely high deaths that have occurred to accidental
overdose as mentioned previously by The New England Journal of Medicine
by Dhalia MD. The changes need to be made in the initial dispensing of the
prescriptions in the pharmacy setting.
As being in the pharmacy environment and observing the lack of interaction
between the pharmacist and the patients is extremely prevalent. A
consultation with the patient takes virtually no time, which can quickly add
up with multiple patients, but how do you take that little amount of time
compared to the loss of time that the patients who accidently overdosed? A
minute of your time can save decades of time.
On October 30th of this 2015, a California doctor was convicted of murder
charges in regards to overdosing patients. Convicted of second-degree
murder by ignoring red flags about her prescribing habits, including the
overdose of a patient in her clinic and nine phone calls in less than three
years from authorities over deaths in her patients in which they found drugs
in their systems. A quote from Deputy Dist. Atty. John Niedermann stated
Addicts and people seeking medications arent in control, Healthcare
providers are the ones who are supposed to push back, they have a duty.
This needs to be a message to Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners
and Physician Assistants in New Mexico regarding the possible risks in
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Recommendations
When it comes to prescription drugs, there is a fine line between life and
death that needs to be established that can help reduce the overall number
of deaths. With the rise of overdose induced deaths in the New Mexico, a
solution may be challenging but with providers working hand and hand with
the best systems possible the lives saved will be a definite improvement.
The PDMPS system and consultation of prescription drugs to patients
needs to get stimulated due to the current position of being executed
poorly.
Become stricter and more serious about the immense problem thats
emerging, resulting in the problem diminishing.
Patient consultation must become a higher priority in the heath care
field due to the immensely high deaths that have occurred to
accidental overdose.
Implementing possible repercussions for neglect to all healthcare
providers to help lower the total number of overdoses from
prescription medications.
I have explained the statistics that affect New Mexico from prescription
overdoses and how we as a state stand to fight it, with the best solutions to
making this a state of euphoria without the overdose deaths. Putting
yourself in the position of being the prescriber, wouldnt you want to be
have the best possible resources to hopefully make a contribution to
lowering the overdose amount? Every person matters.
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Works Cited
California doctor convicted of murder in overdose deaths of ... (2015,
October 30). Retrieved October 30, 2015.
Graham, N. (2009). Prescription Opioids and Overdose Deaths. JAMA, 17661766
Important Facts for Drug Overdose Deaths. (2014, May 19). Retrieved
October 25, 2015.
PDMP Center of Excellence. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: An
Assessment of the Evidence for Best Practices. Waltham, MA: Brandeis
University; 2012.
Prescription medication abuse. (2012). Retrieved November 2, 2015.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. National
Survey on Drug Use and Health [database], 20092010, 20072008, and
20052007. Accessed Oct 29th, 2015.
Trends in Prescription Drug Abuse and Mortality. (2015, March 15). Retrieved
October 28, 2015.
By Katiann Marshall, Katherine Heath and David Perry. "Prescription Drug
Abuse a Growing Problem at West Virginia University - Mountaineer News
Service-West Virginia News." Mountaineer News ServiceWest Virginia News.
N.p., 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.
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