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Workforce Development: Increasing Opportunities For Employment During The Opioid Crisis
Workforce Development: Increasing Opportunities For Employment During The Opioid Crisis By Natio...
Managing The Push And Pull On Fiscal Resources During The Opioid Crisis
Managing The Push And Pull On Fiscal Resources During The Opioid Crisis By National Association ...
Impact of Addiction on A Rural Community
Impact of Addiction on A Rural Community Partner Insight and Recommended Action Steps Drug a...
Using Data to Better Understand Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder
Using Data to Better Understand Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder By NORC Walsh Cen...
Initiating Buprenorphine-based MAT in Emergency Departments
Patients receiving care in emergency departments who have untreated opioid use disorder are refer...
Syringe Services Programs
Sometimes called "needle exchange" or "syringe exchange," syringe programs provide access to clea...
MAT in Criminal Justice Settings and Upon Release
In this intervention, MAT should be available as a standard of care for incarcerated individuals ...
Naloxone Distribution in Treatment Centers and Criminal Justice Settings
Naloxone distribution programs in criminal justice and treatment facilities (both inpatient and ...
911 Good Samaritan Laws
The term "911 Good Samaritan Law" refers to local or state legislation that may provide overdose ...
Screening for Fentanyl in Routine Clinical Toxicology Testing
The standard panel of substances included in routine clinical drug screens (carried out in hospit...
Eliminating Prior-Authorization Requirements for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
In this scenario, health insurance providers cover the cost of MAT as a standard benefit and all ...
Academic Detailing
“Detailing” is a structured educational strategy developed by commercial manufacturers of medical...
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
MAT is a proven pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder. The backbone of this treatment...
Targeted Naloxone Distribution
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that can quickly and safely reverse the potentially fatal effect...
Guiding Principles
Below are four overarching principles, lessons gleaned from previous public health emergencies, s...
Introduction and Overview
Who is this document for? This document is to assist community leaders, local and regional organ...
Preventing an Opioid Overdose: Know the Signs. Save a Life. (CDC)
Opioid Overdose Basics Prescription opioids (like hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine) and illi...
Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Rural Communities
The linked document is an extensive book that covers the following: Section 1: Face of Addiction...
Information About Opioids (NIH)
Opioids are a class of drugs that include synthetic opioids such as fentanyl; pain relievers avai...
Recovery is Possible: Treatment for Opioid Addiction (CDC)
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/treatment/opioid-addiction.html#cdc_generic_sect...