aspr

Current Guidance, Challenges, and Emergency Planning Solutions for Prescribing and Dispensing Controlled Substances during Disasters

hurricane eye in the middle of the ocean

The Intersection of Hurricane Response and Opioid Use Disorder

Hurricane season is just around the corner. If you are thinking about ways to prepare for the next hurricane, take a moment to consider this: approximately 2.1 million people have an opioid use disorder according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and over 47,000 of them died by overdose in 2017 according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . After a hurricane, flood or other disaster, responders, emergency healthcare professionals, and disaster relief service providers face the challenge of considering the specific vulnerabilities of people struggling to manage treatment and recovery while meeting the increased needs of the community at large.

Read Blog

road sign warning people of upcoming hurricane season
Hurricane Season Starts June 1!
Make Sure Your Hospital
or Healthcare Facility is
Ready to Respond
Download Resources
various perscription pills scattered on a table
Current Guidance, Challenges, and
Emergency Planning Solutions for
Prescribing and Dispensing Controlled
Substances during Disasters
Download Fact Sheet
image of earth from space with the words "CARB-X 2019 Funding Rounds: Supporting Innovation to fight drug-resistant bacteria
CARB-X Launches New Funding
Rounds to Support Development of
Life-saving Products Targeting
Drug-resistant Bacteria
Learn More
image of ebola virus with the words National Biodefense Science Board: Applications Due June 15, 2019
Help Guide the Future of Disaster
Health Readiness and Response:
Experts Needed for National Advisory
Committee on Biodefense
Read Blog
photo of Kristin Finne
ASPR’s Kristin Finne Named Samuel J.
Heyman Service to America Medal
Finalist for Work on HHS emPOWER
Read Release
emergency response offical placing warning sign up in flooded street area
After the Flood: Mold Specific
Resources to Help Your Community
and Healthcare Facilities Recover
Download Resources
police line do not cross tape with emergency lights blurred out in the background
Promoting Calm and Coping in
Your Community following
Acts of Mass Violence
Tips to Prepare
three scientists standing together looking at a computer
Clinical Trial Design Fellowship
Now Open at BARDA:
Applications Due May 31
Apply Today

Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
LinkedIn