Federal study examines care following nonfatal overdose among Medicare beneficiaries

Identifies effective interventions and gaps in care [] [View as webpage / Share]( [NIH/NIDA logo] NEWS [Medical practitioner sitting at her desk with a patient sharing a brochure while talking about prescription medication.] Federal study examines care following nonfatal overdose among Medicare beneficiaries; identifies effective interventions and gaps in care Researchers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that among a cohort of 137,000 Medicare beneficiaries who experienced a nonfatal overdose in 2020, almost 24,000 (17.4%) experienced a subsequent nonfatal overdose, and about 1,300 (1%) died from overdose in the following year. Results were published today in [JAMA Internal Medicine](, identifying both effective interventions and significant gaps in care. [View Press Release]( Stay Connected [facebook]([twitter]([linkedin]([youtube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- View topics of interest, update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, alter frequency of bulletins, or stop subscriptions at any time on your [Subscriber Preferences Page](. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit [subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com](. This service is provided to you at no charge by [National Institute on Drug Abuse](. --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to {EMAIL} using govDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of National Institutes of Health: National Institute on Drug Abuse · 3WFN MSC 6024 · 16071 Industrial Dr ·Dock 11 · Gaithersburg, MD 20877 [GovDelivery logo](