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title: Addressing The Opioid Crisis
description: Addressing The Opioid Crisis
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# [Addressing The Opioid Crisis](https://blog.centerforpatientsafety.org/2016/10/12/addressing-the-opioid-crisis)

 Written by [Eunice Halverson, MA, CPPS](https://blog.centerforpatientsafety.org/author/eunice-halverson-ma-cpps) | Oct 12, 2016 3:26:17 PM

Sometimes health care providers do not recognize the ever-growing opioid problem as one they should address.  Think again!  [Read Health Affair’s blog](http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/06/13/a-systems-approach-is-the-only-way-to-address-the-opioid-crisis/) with suggested resources that providers and the community can use.  Together we can address this!

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