Dr. Randy Nordyke takes a look at how the public and institutions responsible are responding to the crisis and actively working to combat it.

1. How People are
Fighting the
Opioid Crisis

2. America loses over 90 people
daily to opioid overdose. The
people are addicted to opiates
such as heroin, pain relievers,
and other synthetic opioids like
fentanyl. Not only the public
health affected, but also the
economic and social welfare of
the society.

3. The economic burden of the crisis
amounts to $78.5 billion annually
as estimated by the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention in
America. The cost is estimated in
terms of criminal justice fees,
addiction treatment, lost
productivity, and costs of
healthcare.

4. The National Institute of Health
(NIH), which is part of HHS, is
the leading medical research team
that works on reducing the
epidemic. It mainly explores how to
collaborate with pharmaceutical
bodies and research agencies to
address the crisis. HHS has taken
five major strategies to deal with
the opioid crisis in America.

5. the improvement of treatment and
recovery services to those affected.
The department understands that
these people need to get back to
productive work if the nation has to
reduce the loses. Consequently,
urgent measures are put to help the
victims recover.
First

6. HHS is promoting the use of drugs
that reverse opioid overdose. These
drugs include Naloxone.
Second

7. HHS focuses on strengthening
people’s understanding of the
epidemic via better surveillance of
the public health.
Third

8. the department counters the crisis
by offering support for research on
pain and addiction. More research
is bound to provide knowledge that
will help reduce the level of deaths
that are reported daily.
Fourth

9. the department responds to the
opioids crisis by developing better
practices that help people manage
pain.
Finally