Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact
Completed by Waverly Paul Langston
April 19, 2026
7 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Identify data sources for information about the opioid epidemic in the United States and explain general trends in opioid overdose deaths.
Identify ways that prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) can be used to reduce the supply of prescription opioids
Explain why pharmacy benefit managers are relevant to opioid epidemic
Explain the role of prescribing guidelines, safe storage, treatment, reducing stigma, and product design in opioid epidemic
Skills you will gain
- Category: Epidemiology
- Category: Pain Management
- Category: Patient Education And Counseling
- Category: Pharmacy
- Category: Pharmaceuticals
- Category: Mental and Behavioral Health
- Category: Managed Care
- Category: Pharmacotherapy
- Category: Substance Abuse
- Category: Community Health
- Category: Clinical Pharmacy
- Category: Chronic Diseases
