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Recent Efforts to Tame the Opioid Epidemic

48,000 Americans were lost to opioid overdoses in 2017. Michigan opioid-related deaths and overdoses rank 18th-highest in the nation. Over the last year, significant attention was dedicated toward combating this widespread issue on both a Federal and State Level. Michigan Recently enacted Michigan opioid laws were executed with the intent to save lives and decrease …

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Revisions to Federal Substance Abuse Confidentiality Regulations Improve Exchange of Medical Information, Attempt to Promote Clinical Integration

First published in 1975, 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) governs confidentiality and disclosures of medical records for patients of substance abuse treatment programs. The initial purpose of Part 2 was to ensure that a patient who receives treatment in a formal program for any substance use disorder is protected from the disclosure of his …

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