BladenOnline.com’s roundtable discussions on the opioid epidemic in North Carolina and Bladen County continues this week with 5 Tips to combat prescription drug epidemic from Mandy Cohen. MD. MPH, Secretary of North Carolina Health and Human Services.
The 5 tips were contained in a letter sent from Ms. Cohen to her colleagues. Click here to read Ms. Cohen’s letter in its entirety.
Click here to read the US Surgeon General’s pledge to “Turn the Tide.”
Click here to read the CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids.
Click her to visit the North Carolina Controlled Substance Reporting System.
Ms. Cohen’s letter also offers some web links on various resources for medical professionals and others.
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