{"id":23250,"date":"2019-03-28T10:51:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/?p=23250"},"modified":"2020-07-21T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T16:52:03","slug":"having-a-healthy-conversation-about-opioids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/having-a-healthy-conversation-about-opioids\/","title":{"rendered":"Having a healthy conversation about opioids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><figure id=\"attachment_23262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23262\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23262\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j.webp\" alt=\"UCHealth aims to spark a conversation with patients about opioids. This banner shows one of the messages in the lobby of University of Colorado Hospital.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j.webp 1200w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28093941\/Elevator-E-lobby.jpgphoto.j-200x133.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCHealth aims to spark a conversation with patients about opioids. This banner shows one of the public service messages in a lobby at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. Photo by Dan Weaver, UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve all had that healthy conversation, that wonderful talk that changed our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Inside hospitals across Colorado, UCHealth is adorning elevators, welcome desks and hallways with public service messages about opioids to spark conversation about the dangers of opioid use and to encourage behaviors to prevent addiction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23313\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23313\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/29165039\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign_Poster_Options_18x24.webp\" alt=\"poster about opioids\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/29165039\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign_Poster_Options_18x24.webp 756w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/29165039\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign_Poster_Options_18x24-227x300.webp 227w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/29165039\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign_Poster_Options_18x24-113x150.webp 113w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/29165039\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign_Poster_Options_18x24-200x265.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UCHealth aims to spark healthy conversations about opioids through public services messages posted in hospitals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that the misuse of prescription opioids is an epidemic in Colorado and the United States. The numbers of people who die each year or overdose on painkillers is staggering. UCHealth has launched a number of initiatives to address this public health crisis. The reminders inside its hospitals are one part of that effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is part of our commitment to improving lives and assuring that our patients are safe,\u2019\u2019 said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/jean-kutner-md-mph-internal-medicine\/\">Dr. Jean Kutner<\/a>, chief medical officer for UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital. \u201cThis is in concert with the broader state and national context of the opioid epidemic. These messages are targeted at preventing people from becoming dependent upon opioids in the first place.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-callout-box col-xs-6 col-sm-6 right\" style=\"background-color:#dce4e7; color:#2e3b44;\">\n<p><strong>UCHealth\u2019s multi-faceted effort incudes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participating in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.gov\/dora-pdmp\">Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program<\/a>, which helps reduce prescription drug misuse, abuse and diversion and helps physicians make more informed decisions when considering prescribing or dispensing a controlled substance to a patient.<\/li>\n<li>Embedding of a clinical support tool into the everyday workflow for physicians and advanced practitioners. The tool allows physicians to see alternative medications to treat pain. If opioids are needed for acute pain, the number of pills prescribed is limited. Included in the database is scripting for physicians so they may clearly communicate why a medicine other than an opioid is being prescribed, and how it is effective and less addictive than an opioid.<\/li>\n<li>Prescribing buprenorphine for patients who are addicted to opioids and indicate they would like to stop taking opioids. Patients who are prescribed buprenorphine do not get a feeling of well-being or a high from the medication, making it ideal for treating narcotic addiction.<\/li>\n<li>Participating in\u00a02017 in the Colorado Hospital Association\u2019s Colorado Opioid Safety Pilot, a study that was conducted in 10 hospital emergency departments (EDs) over a six-month span with a goal of reducing the administration of opioids in those EDs by 15 percent. The hospitals achieved a 36 percent reduction in the administration of opioids during those six months, as well as a 31.4 percent increase in the administration of alternatives to opioids (ALTOs).<\/li>\n<li>Administering a random drug screening program for all physicians, advanced practice providers and all UCHealth employees who work in positions or areas that give them access to opioids. UCHealth is one of the first systems in the nation with a random drug screening program that includes both employees and providers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>While millions of prescriptions for opioids are rightly prescribed for pain, physicians across the nation \u2013 and at UCHealth \u2013 are prescribing them much more carefully.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that while there is a role for opioids at times, there are also alternatives. When it does make sense to use opioids, we should be thoughtful about using the lowest dose of opioid for the shortest period of time to keep people safe,\u2019\u2019 Dr. Kutner said.<\/p>\n<p>UCHealth\u2019s public service campaign, initially designed by Intermountain Healthcare, provides messages about opioid misuse and addiction; how to talk to your doctor about alternative forms of medication; and proper disposal of unused medication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to empower our patients, doctors, pharmacists and advanced practice providers to embrace these difficult conversations and consider alternatives to opioids,\u201d said UCHealth President and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/about\/leadership\/\">Elizabeth Concordia<\/a>. \u201cI am proud that UCHealth continues to be a leader in addressing the opioid crisis and sharing these important messages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/provider\/david-r-steinbruner-emergency-medicine\/\">Dr. David Steinbruner<\/a>, an emergency room physician and chief of the medical staff at UCHealth Memorial Hospital, said providers see people every day who are struggling with opioids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to see the tragic results from the ongoing opioid epidemic. There is no community that has not been touched by it. Patients come from all walks of life and economic circumstances. The reasons for their addiction are as varied as the people affected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see it in destroyed relationships, marriages, families and premature deaths of the very young and the very old. The demand on emergency departments and EMS is tremendous and much time and treasure is spent trying to stem the tide of this,\u2019\u2019 Steinbruner said.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign includes messages designed to spark conversation and understanding. One of them guides patients on how to ask questions if their doctor is considering prescribing an opioid. Here are the questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Am I at risk for addiction?<\/li>\n<li>Will something else work?<\/li>\n<li>How long will I be taking them?<\/li>\n<li>Are you prescribing the lowest possible dose?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s the plan to taper me off the medication?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugabuse.gov\/drugs-abuse\/opioids\/opioid-overdose-crisis\">According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse<\/a>, the crisis began this way: \u201cIn the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers, and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis subsequently led to widespread diversion and misuse of these medications before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive. Opioid overdose rates began to increase.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23257\" style=\"width: 122px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23257\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28091934\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign-RetractableBanners-2sized.webp\" alt=\"A message that will hang in UCHealth hospitals encourages patients to talk to their doctor about opioids.\" width=\"122\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28091934\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign-RetractableBanners-2sized.webp 408w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28091934\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign-RetractableBanners-2sized-122x300.webp 122w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28091934\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign-RetractableBanners-2sized-61x150.webp 61w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/03\/28091934\/19-SYS-2661_Opioid_PSA_Campaign-RetractableBanners-2sized-200x490.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A message that will hang in UCHealth hospitals encourages patients to talk to their doctor about opioids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Statistics tell a tale of the epidemic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly\u00a0manufactured fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, according to drugabuse.gov<\/li>\n<li>In 2015, approximately one Coloradan died every 36 hours from an opioid overdose, according to data from the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.<\/li>\n<li>From 2011 to 2013, Coloradans made an average of 7,600 visits per year to emergency departments due to drug overdoses, and 86 percent were related to prescription painkiller overdoses, according to takemedsseriously.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/opioidaware\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all had that healthy conversation, that wonderful talk that changed our lives. 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