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Tag Archives: opioids
Celebrating 100 Years of Making Government Work Better for You
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Government Accountability Office. Over the past century, the independent “congressional watchdog” has been presenting the facts on government oversight—pointing out where the federal government is doing well and where … Continue reading
Snapshots from the Audit Trail
Our Watchdogs track the way agencies spend federal money—and take snapshots along the way as physical evidence on the audit trail. Today’s WatchBlog highlights some of the best photos from our audit teams as they fanned out across the country … Continue reading
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Tagged audit trail, climate change impacts, Cuba, DCM, DOD, EWIS, Florida Keys, HBCU, HSJ, IAT, illegal trade, major disaster declaration, microbeads, money trail, natural disaster, NRE, opioids, photos, TSA
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A Multi-Front Effort on Substance Abuse
As drug overdose deaths have grown to unprecedented levels in America, federal efforts have attempted to combat the substance abuse problem on multiple fronts. Programs and new laws have addressed everything from keeping tabs on Medicare opioid prescriptions to gathering … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse prevention, Debbie Draper, Diana Maurer, Elizabeth Curda, HC, HSJ, illicit synthetic opioids, medicare, opioids, pharmacies, substance abuse, youth
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Illicit Synthetic Opioids (Podcast and Infographic)
Federal agencies collaborate with each other and with some foreign governments, such as China, Mexico, and Canada, to combat the production and availability of illicit synthetic opioids. Our recent report looks at some of these cooperative activities, such as sharing … Continue reading
Asking the Right Questions: How Many Medicare Participants Are At Risk of Harm from Prescription Opioids?
Over 14 million Medicare participants received opioid prescriptions in 2016—which cost the government over $4 billion. Because of the recent increase in opioid overdoses, Medicare monitors participants that might be overutilizing opioids. However, we found that there are more Medicare … Continue reading
Reflections on Addiction and Recovery (videos)
Over 47,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States in 2014—more than any previous year on record. In fact, drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death by injury in the country, surpassing auto accidents. To help … Continue reading