It is critical that we define what “prevention” means
Are we investing opioid settlement dollars in preventing deaths? Or preventing addiction from occurring?
Sign proposed legislation that includes the following key recommendations:
Lack of access to surgical alternatives should never be a barrier to providing the best possible care to patients. We urge you to support regenerative medicine alternatives to avoid surgery whenever possible.
We call for investment in patient education and provider certification programs to promote “Opioid-Sparing Surgical & Opioid-Free Outcome” options. These programs should be mandatory both before and after surgery, ensuring that patients and providers understand the risks of opioid addiction and are equipped with alternative pain management strategies.
70% of opioid addiction starts with a legal prescription
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
Bishop Desmond Tutu
Opioid Addiction By The Numbers
surgery accounts for over
45 Million
New Opioid Prescriptions per year
Number of new opioid addicts resulting from surgery per year
3+ Million
according to the cdc approximately
200
americans die from drug overdoses every day.
That’s over
70,000
per year
total annual “economic burden” of opioid use and abuse in america
$78.5 Billion
Patient Non-Opioid Directive
A non-opioid directive is an advanced directive that outlines a person’s preferences and instructions to healthcare providers to limit opioid use during surgery and provide non-opioid pain management alternatives thereafter.
The purpose of such directives is to give patients autonomy in managing their healthcare, particularly if they have a history of substance abuse, concerns about addition, or personal objections to opioid use. It also encourages providers to discuss alternative pain management options, such as non-opioid medications, physical therapy, or other interventions.
Sign the Opioid Free Nevada Directive
Learn more about how Opioid Free Nevada is leading the movement to eliminate opioid addiction in Nevada
F.A.Q.
Frequently Asked Questions
Reach out to us below or at Contact@OpioidFreeSurgery.org
Opioid Free Surgery is pioneering a program that positions providers and facilities at the forefront of surgical care innovation. Our mission is to address pressing public health challenges and create an “Opioid Free” legacy of excellence and leadership.
We are huge fans of regenerative care to stimulate the body’s natural healing response.
Chronic pain typically starts with damage to the nerves due to lack of oxygen and nutrients. Once healthy blood flow is restored, chronic pain goes away and patients can avoid unnecessary surgery.
AngioRegen is a proprietary blend of human microvascular extracellular matrix to build the scaffold, amniotic tissue allograft to repair and reconstruct the microvascular tissue, and a non-opioid nerve block to eliminate pain while the body heals itself.
Learn more at AngioRegen.com
Through training and certification programs for providers and their facilities
Education and ongoing CME courses
In partnership with Touro University – We have our first official Opioid Free medical class due to graduate in 2028!