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Complications from opioid use have pushed hospitalizations in this country sharply higher since DURANGO — Preventing opioid addiction can start in a doctor's office, which is why hospitals and clinics across southwest Colorado are cutting back on prescribing opioids such as codeine and oxycodone. More than 42, people from across the country died in by opioid overdose, setting a record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Colorado, heroin was responsible for deaths, and opioid-related deaths totaled during the same year. Opioid abuse is one of the three biggest health problems facing the region, along with diabetes and suicide, she said. It's a problem that cuts across demographics that aren't usually associated with drug use. For example, high school athletes can get addicted after they are prescribed opioids for injuries, she said. Opioid addictions can lead people to buy heroin on the street, and reducing opioid prescriptions should keep former patients from seeking that dangerous high, she said. In the past, doctors would regularly prescribe 30 to 60 days of opioid medication, but that's changing, she said. At Mercy Regional Medical Center, doctors use alternative medications or limit opioid prescriptions to seven to 10 days when appropriate, Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Plauth said. For example, doctors may recommend medications that don't require prescriptions, such as Tylenol, specialized nerve blocks, combinations of medications, or use other options depending on the type of pain being treating. However, opioids can be the best choice for some patients with certain conditions such as cancer, chronic pain and acute traumas, he said. Mercy also offers complementary pain-management services for those going through surgery, such as message, meditation, music therapy and aromatherapy, Mercy spokesman David Bruzzese said. Plauth said he has noticed greater awareness around the issue, but he would like to see more community education to combat the problem. The problem appears to be increasing in our community, but it is far less severe than what other areas are facing, he said. Staff members at Southwest Health System in Cortez are also making a concerted effort to cut back on opioids, said Ken Boucher, chief ambulatory services officer. In August, Southwest Medical Group, a primary care clinic, and other primary care doctors started assessing each patients' depression, anxiety and other factors to learn how likely someone is to abuse opioids, he said. The test results determine how often a patient must meet with a primary care provider before having opioid prescriptions renewed, he said. Doctors also started reducing doses of prescribed opioid medications for some patients based on guidance from the CDC to lower the risk of accidental death, he said. Two years ago, the emergency department and the walk-in clinics associated with Southwest Health System started giving patients only enough opioids for two to three days because a patient can form an addiction in three days, he said. After seeing a doctor at the emergency room or clinic, Southwest Health System patients are required to see a primary care doctor to receive more opioids, Boucher said. The results of the Southwest Health System's efforts have been mixed. Medical staff members have identified high-dosage users and started to manage them to a lower dosing schedule, he said. The system has also lost patients who would not be seen unless their medications were refilled, he said. To combat the larger problem, he would like to see more addiction resources such as counseling, which tend to be lacking in rural areas. In addition to efforts at the hospitals, doctors across the region are using a state system that allows them to see if patients have received prescriptions from other doctors, she said. An update to the system in April made it more user-friendly, and she believes that is encouraging more use. Edit Close. Site search Search. Close 1 of 2. Sign up for free: Gazette Business. Receive a weekly roundup of business news around El Paso County. Sign Up. View all of our newsletters. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Featured Local Savings. Tags Business Health Local Open. Whataburger headed to the Falcon area — but there's a hitch Colorado Springs area business events starting Oct. Sign up for free. Get the Newsletter The latest breaking news, delivered straight to your email! Get a Subscription Access all of our premium content, get unlimited digital access and more! Follow our Facebook Get real time news updates.

Md. woman who sold drugs to man that killed him sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter

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ABC7 — A Maryland woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for manslaughter on May 17 after she sold drugs to a man that killed him in Oct. Samantha Nicole Thomas, 34, entered a guilty plea and was given the maximum 10 year sentence, according to a release from the State's Attorney for Charles County. Thomas sold drugs to Christopher Wade, which he believed was a quantity of heroin. Hours later police found Wade lying down unresponsive on a bathroom floor, and he later died in the block of Sprague Drive in Waldorf, Maryland. A toxicology report from Wade's autopsy revealed that fentanyl was the drug that killed him, the release states. Fentanyl is a drug more potent than heroin. The release states someone taking fentanyl thinking it's heroin has a higher chance of overdosing because an amount of it is more powerful than the same quantity of heroin. According to the release, Thomas stated she regularly traveled to Baltimore to buy narcotics that she resold knowing the drugs were not heroin. Thomas is the first narcotics dealer in modern Charles County, Maryland history to be convicted of manslaughter for selling drugs that led to a deadly overdose, according to the release. To stay up to date with crime in your area, click here to subscribe to our Fighting Back Against Crime newsletter. Tue, 22 Oct GMT Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1. Cherry Blossom. Hurricane Center. Lunchbox Weather. Weather cameras. First Alert Weather Blog. I Team. Game Center. Now Tue Wed Stay Connected. Like Us. Follow Us.

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