Author: Kansas. Governor's Substance Use Disorders Task Force

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Published: 2018

Total Pages: 81

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"On March 1, 2018, Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer signed Executive Order 18-09 to establish the Substance Use Disorders Task Force. The Task Force duties were to: 1)-- Gather information regarding substance use disorder within the state of Kansas, particularly regarding the growing number of opioid and heroin overdoses in the state and the continued scourge of methamphetamine addiction; 2)-- Evaluate and leverage existing resources, tools and initiatives already established in the Kansas healthcare continuum, notably the work and recommendations of the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee; 3)-- Investigate various response options, including distributing Naloxone to first responders, more comprehensively utilizing prescribing data and otherwise revising state policy as appropriate; 4)-- Examine best practices for prevention, treatment and recovery of at-risk individuals through early detection and equation for patients; 5)-- Advise and make recommendations to the governor; and 6)-- Assist in implementing and executing a statewide response"--Introduction.