Holly L. Geyer, M.D.
Articles
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Opioids
What If Your Superpower Fit in Your Back Pocket?
Reduce barriers to naloxone access. Put it in the hands of patients, families, friends, law enforcement officers and anyone hoping for the chance to be a Good Samaritan.
Opioids
Today Not Tomorrow: It’s Time for Opioid Stewardship
If there has ever been a time for opioid stewardship, it’s now. Between May 2019 and May 2020, the United States had the highest number of drug overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. Synthetic opioids were the primary driver for this increase with a 38% rise in deaths over the previous year. One-fifth of the country saw opioid death rates increase almost 100%.