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Reducing Opioid Overdose and Misuse

The Oregon Health Authority convened the Oregon Pregnancy and Opioids Workgroup to develop the following materials that provide Oregon health care providers with a consolidated set of recommendations for the management of opioid use during pregnancy, women with OUD during pregnancy, and care of the opioid-exposed newborn.

 

Opioid Deaths in Oregon

Oregon has one of the highest rates of prescription opioid misuse in the nation; more drug poisoning deaths involve prescription opioids than any other type of drug, including alcohol, methamphetamines, heroin and cocaine. An average of 3 Oregonians die every week from prescription opioid overdose, and many more develop opioid use disorder.

Partners across Oregon are working to reduce this epidemic. We have made recent progress, but there is more work to be done.

What you should know about opioid pain medication
Naloxone can save a life
For health care professionals and CCOs

Prescribing Guidelines

Oregon's Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Task Force has approved adoption of Oregon-specific opioid prescribing guidelines (pdf).

The guideline includes recommendations to improve patient safety and care for those with chronic pain, and address the ongoing prescription opioid overdose epidemic.

More provider resources

Getting Help

Opioid use disorder can be treated

Talk to your health care provider or visit the links below for treatment resources.

Pain management resources

Our Work

Partners

Addressing the opioid epidemic involves many local, state and national partners. In Oregon, our Opioid Initiative Partnership includes the following groups:

In Oregon

National partners

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