FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State University receives a $500,000 grant from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for its opioid harm prevention program ONE Program.
The money comes from federal funds and can be renewed every year for three years.
The grant will be used to screen patients for opioid risks, provide education and interventions in 75 North Dakota pharmacies, increase Naloxone access in public areas and campuses across the state and make safe, convenient dispensing of medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
“We are thankful to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for their continued financial support and for the connections they continue to make among all entities who are working to curb the opioid crisis,” said Heidi Eukel, NDSU professor of pharmacy practice. “Through their guidance and endeavors, researchers, local public health units, employers, schools, pharmacies, nursing, community paramedics and others are joining together to prevent opioid harm to our communities.”
The ONE Program began in 2018 in North Dakota. It also has a pilot program in Minnesota. NDSU’s Pharmacy Department says it also serves opioid reduction efforts to home health programs, correctional facilities and collaborates with local public health units.
“It has been so rewarding to see a program, which was born as a pharmacy-based initiative, blossom into a program which spans our state, other healthcare and public health disciplines, and truly targets the needs that are greatest for our state,” Eukel said. “To see other states like West Virginia adopt a program that was built in North Dakota is a testament to the value it brings to our communities.”
Click here for more information on the ONE Program.
