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Facing the opiate abuse epidemic In 2011 , the CDC declared that opiate abuse was an “ epidemic ”, and the sector tried to grasp a hold of the rapidly proliferating disease . The following year , Johnson became a member of the Minnesota Medical Association ’ s Prescription Opioid Management Advisory Task Force . The group works with political leaders , health insurers and clinics to create ways to reverse the trend .
At the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement ( ICSI ) – which Johnson joined in 2013 – the group gained expertise in emergency medicine , spine and back pain , and more to develop best practice guidelines for prescribing opiates .
The Steve Rummler Hope Foundation was founded by Bill and Judy Rummler after the death of their son Steve , who died from an opioid overdose after prescription addiction resulted from failed treatments for his back pain .
16 January 2023