Impact of Executive Order 16-09 on Opioid Misuse and Abuse

Part 3
The number of people being affected due to increasing consumption or overdose of the opioid
and heroine is increasing very rapidly. Hence, in order to curb this, it became necessary to
come up with some stringent norms and policies that will help in controlling the increasing
use and consumption of opioid. Executive Order 16-09 has majorly aimed at controlling the
increasing misuse of opioid (Lawton, 2017). This order aims to regulate the supply of these
drugs, so that it is not easily available in the market and that will indirectly control its misuse.
Many different stakeholders have to play a major role in this, like for example, the state
agencies, the local government, the local public health departments, the patients that use
opioid in order to cure their chronic pain, etc. (Inslee, 2017).
The major impact of this policy will be seen on the following:
Individuals: These are the main stakeholders that are impacted by the policy and its norms
and procedures. This includes stakeholders like the person who are dependent on the use of
opioid and heroine, pregnant women, clients who are involved in syringe exchange programs.
Professionals: These includes stakeholders like health care providers, pharmacists, law
enforcement agencies, social service providers as well as the other chemical professionals
Communities: The different stakeholders falling in this group includes the family members,
the local municipalities, schools, community groups, as well as local tribes and citizen
groups.
Systems: The stakeholders that lie in this group include the financing structures, the medical
information system, criminal justice and other such fields (Stopoverdose, 2017).
Following are the impact of this policy on the group of stakeholders
Individuals: The people who are suffering from the opioid misuse or overdose will be given
technical assistance in order to overcome the disorder (Washington State Department of
Health, 2017). Also, people who are taking these drugs for treatment purposes or are addicted

to this will be given proper knowledge about this drug and consequences if it is consumed in
excess amount. One of the major impacts of this policy can be seen on the pregnant women
who are suffering from opioid use disorders. This is so because they will be provided
necessary education on how to protect their newborns from the negative impact of the drug.
Also, the individuals who are suffering from the opioid misuse or disorder will be linked with
support services that will help them in overcoming their disorder and recover faster. Overuse
of this drug has resulted in many fatalities and hence, it is very important that the patients
should be provided with necessary assistance to overcome the issues being faced by them.
This policy has majorly focused on creating awareness among the youth by making them
understand that how the overdose of this drug can lead to their death (HCA, 2018).
Professionals: The main impact of this policy on the professionals will be that they will be
educated about the best medical practices and the prescriptions that should be given for
treating chronic pain. Apart from this, the professionals will gain knowledge related to non-
opioid alternatives that can be given in order to manage pain. Also, the professionals will be
in a condition to improve their knowledge to treat opioid misuse or abuse. The pharmacist
will be required to follow the counselling guidelines and educate patients related to opioid
safety. Also, in order to control the illegal supply of opioids, a continuous monitoring will be
undertaken over the pharmacists and health care providers (Prevention Alliance, 2018).
Community: This policy has aimed to involve different community members and social
service providers so that they can contribute their part in reducing the use of opioid and
heroine in their local community. The main impact of this policy on the social service
providers and the local communities’ will be that their workload will increase to a great
extent. The positive impact of the policy on the social service providers and the communities
is that they will gain a wide knowledge about the drug, how it should be used, in what

quantity it should be consumed, etc. Also, the family members of the patients will be
educated that will help them in controlling the activities of the patients and saving their lives.
System: The major impact of this policy on the system will be that they will be in a condition
to increase the availability of the naloxone so that it can be distributed to reverse the opioid
overdose. Apart from this, a centralized naloxone procurement as well as distribution process
will be developed that will facilitate the supply of naloxone. Also, a well informed
information system will be developed that will help in sharing all the necessary information
and data related to the opioid misuse and hence, will enhance proper monitoring of the use of
opioid (Pierce County Ach, 2017).
This reveals that almost every aspect will be impacted with this policy and hence, it has the
capability to reduce the opioid misuse and use disorder in the state.