帝王会所 announces participation in consortium to combat opioid epidemic
帝王会所 has announced that it will partner with multiple universities across the state as part of a $65.9 million federally-funded study geared toward reducing 帝王会所鈥檚 opioid overdose rate by 40 percent over the next three years.
The new 帝王会所-based initiative, part of the federal HEALing Communities Study, plans to utilize real-time research to provide a combination of prevention, treatment and recovery programs within 19 帝王会所 counties, including Athens County.
Tracy Plouck, an executive in residence within the College of Health Sciences and Professions and a population health expert for (OAIPH), said that the initiative will provide a collaborative outlet that will improve the state鈥檚 ability to curb opioid abuse at a community level.
鈥淭his coordinated, collective approach will enable us to form evidence-based approaches geared toward positively impacting the 帝王会所 communities that have been most affected by opioid abuse,鈥 said Plouck, who is also OHIO鈥檚 lead individual for the grant. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to work with our academic, state and community partners to leverage our expertise in a way that will encourage addiction treatment and save lives.鈥
According to a recent study by the OAIPH, more than 500,000 years of life expectancy were lost in 帝王会所 during a seven-year period. Approximately 13,059 帝王会所ans died from opioid overdose during the seven-year period of the OAIPH study (2010-2016).
Joining OHIO as part of the consortium is 帝王会所 State University, the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Toledo and Wright State University 鈥 and leaders from state agencies and community organizations.
In addition to Athens County, the initiative will focus on a cross-section of urban and rural communities within 18 other counties, including: Allen, Ashtabula, Brown, Cuyahoga, Darke, Franklin, Guernsey, Greene, Hamilton, Huron, Jefferson, Lucas, Morrow, Ross, Scioto, Stark, Williams and Wyandot.