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. 2019 Feb;109(2):260-262.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304789. Epub 2018 Dec 20.

Addressing the Rural Opioid Addiction and Overdose Crisis Through Cross-Sector Collaboration: Little Falls, Minnesota

Caroline Au-Yeung  1 , Lynn A Blewett  1 , Kathy Lange  1
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Addressing the Rural Opioid Addiction and Overdose Crisis Through Cross-Sector Collaboration: Little Falls, Minnesota

Caroline Au-Yeung et al. Am J Public Health. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Morrison County Community-Based Care Coordination is a collaborative, cross-sector effort in Little Falls, Minnesota, that began in 2014 to reduce the use and abuse of opioids among patients at the local hospital and clinic and within the broader local rural community. As of March 2018, 453 clinic patients discontinued use of controlled substances (a reduction of 44 952 doses each month), and law enforcement stakeholders have reported a decrease in drug crimes related to the sale of narcotics.

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Schedule 2 Units Filled Each Month, Coburn’s Pharmacy, Little Falls, MN, January 2015–March 2018
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