Kana Enomoto, Acting Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, keynote presentation at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit March 29, 2016
2. ADVANCING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
OF THE NATION:
AMERICA’S OPIOID CRISIS
Kana Enomoto
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2016 National RX Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit
Atlanta, GA • March 29, 2016
5. 5
US death rates
fell steadily
until 1999
Case & Deaton. Rising morbidity
and mortality in midlife among white
Non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st
century. PNAS [epub Nov 2, 2015].
Sweden
Australia
Canada
UK
US
Hispanics
Germany
France
US non-Hispanic
Whites
… but then began
to increase
among middle-
aged white
Americans
Deathsper100,000population
ages45-54
OVERDOSE
9. 9
INCREASING USE OF NALOXONE
• NEW: SAMHSA
Prescription
Drug Overdose
Grants
• $12,000,000
• 10 States
• Purchase, Equip,
Train
10. 10
NEW: Buprenorphine
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking
NEW: MAT Pocket
Guide
EXPANDING ACCESS TO MAT
•NEW: SAMHSA Medication Assisted Treatment for
Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-
PDOA) Grants
•$25,000,000
•23 States
•Focus on high-need communities
12. 12
Continuing education to over 72,000
primary care physicians, dentists,
and other healthcare professionals
31,552 physicians with a
waiver to prescribe
buprenorphine for opioid
dependence
Over 76,500 Downloads
OUR IMPACT
Baby Asa at 15 months old
Birth mom and dad continue to use heroin and multiple other substances including bath salts
Parental rights have been terminated
Small, but fierce Thriving and soon to be adopted