Article Excerpt: On March 19, the White House revealed its Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand, which seeks to address the driving forces of the opioid crisis through several means. The White House officially declared the epidemic a national emergency in October in response to rising death rates. Opioid abuse led to more than 63,000 deaths in 2016 — a mounting number that is overwhelming public health agencies, healthcare organizations and states alike. Now, the White House has set its sights on expanding education and treatment opportunities while reducing prescriptions to cut back on opioid addiction. But this isn’t the first attempt the federal government has made to better track, understand and quell the issue. The Health and Human Services Department hopes to control the epidemic through Big Data, following the lead of several states that are calling on data to better track prescriptions.
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