2. Reduce 2.1. Reduce the 2.1.B Promote the use of the prescription Maine CDC, Office of Substance Abuse and the number annual number of monitoring program among providers to reduce Mental Health Services, Maine Medical of opiates narcotic prescriptions access and availability of opiates and prevent Association, AdCare Educational Institute, prescribed dispensed per capita patients from getting prescriptions from multiple University of New England & 22 Community per capita in from 920 per 1,000 doctors. EMHS (eastern Maine Health Systems) Maine. people in 2015 to 740 2.1.C. Encourage pain management alternatives Office of MaineCare Services, per 1,000 people in to prescriptions for MaineCare members. Change Health, Health care providers 2020. 2.1.D. Encourage use of non-opioid prescriptions Office of MaineCare Services, for MaineCare members. Change Health, Health care providers 2.2. Compliance with 2.2.A. Identify high prescribers and address via Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health limits of prescription academic detailing and/or non-compliance Services (100 Morphine process. Milligram Equivalent) (baseline: 93%; target 100%). 3. Reduce 3.1. Reduce 3.1.A the Develop and implement a state-wide media Maine CDC Tobacco and Substance Use the number number of campaign opiate on safe storage and disposal of Prevention and Control Program, Office of of overdose medication, the dangers of sharing medication Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, related deaths in Maine and the from dangers associated with opiate addiction. Rinck Advertising overdose 269 in 2014 to 222 in 3.1.B. Promote syringe exchange statewide and Health Equity Alliance (HEAL) & Maine Harm deaths in 2019. safer drug use education. Reduction Alliance (MEHRA) Maine. 3.1.C. Distribute Naloxone among people who HEAL & use drugs state-wide.
2. Reduce the number of opiates prescribed per capita in Maine. 2.1. Reduce the annual number of narcotic prescriptions dispensed per capita from 920 per 1,000 people in 2015 to 740 per 1,000 people in 2020. Maine CDC, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Maine Medical Association, AdCare Educational Institute, University of New England & 22 Community EMHS (eastern Maine Health Systems) 2.1.B Promote the use of the prescription monitoring program among providers to reduce access and availability of opiates and prevent patients from getting prescriptions from multiple doctors. 2.1.C. Encourage pain management alternatives to prescriptions for MaineCare members. Office of MaineCare Services, Change Health, Health care providers 2.1.D. Encourage use of non-opioid prescriptions for MaineCare members. Office of MaineCare Services, Change Health, Health care providers 2.2. Compliance with limits of prescription (100 Morphine Milligram Equivalent) (baseline: 93%; target 100%). 2.2.A. Identify high prescribers and address via academic detailing and/or non-compliance process. Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 3. Reduce the number of overdose deaths in Maine. 3.1. Reduce the number of opiate related overdose deaths in Maine from 269 in 2014 to 222 in 2019. 3.1.A Develop and implement a state-wide media campaign on safe storage and disposal of medication, the dangers of sharing medication and the dangers associated with opiate addiction. Maine CDC Tobacco and Substance Use Prevention and Control Program, Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, Rinck Advertising 3.1.B. Promote syringe exchange statewide and safer drug use education. Health Equity Alliance (HEAL) & Maine Harm Reduction Alliance (MEHRA) 3.1.C. Distribute Naloxone among people who use drugs state-wide. HEAL &
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