This 2017 report from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans describes innovative practices designed to address opioid misuse and treat opioid use disorder (OUD) implemented in 5 Medicaid managed care organizations across the country. The practices focus on prevention and detection of misuse of
This 2 page briefing document provides guidance on improving opioid prescribing for health care providers. It emphasizes the importance health care providers in addressing the overdose epidemic by improving their understanding of pain management, improving the use of opioids for chronic pain treatment,
This web-based opioid prevention toolkit from Oregon Health Authority’s Heal Safely campaign is intended to be used by community health workers and public health officials to help communities find safe non-opioid options for healing safely and addressing pain.
This 3 minute video from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shows how Naloxone works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. The video explains the science behind how opioids work in the body and how Naloxone works to reverse opioid overdose.
This case study profiles how a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in New York provides integrated medical and behavioral health care services for individuals with opioid addiction.
This 20 minute Real Talk podcast features one physician’s personal experience of having a family member addicted to opioids.
This 9 page document from the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine provides guidance for hospital clinicians treating patients with substance use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This 2018 toolkit from the California Quality Collaborative and Smart Care California provides step-by-step guidance for provider organizations to change provider behavior and culture around opioids. The toolkit is organized around 4 key strategies:
The 2017 Nebraska Pain Management Guidance document was developed by an expert advisory task force consisting of actively practicing clinicians and prescribers, public health officers and senior state officials. The guidance is notable for addressing a broad range of topics including
As part of Arizona’s enhanced opioid surveillance, the Arizona Department of Health Services laboratory tests blood samples collected from individuals with suspected opioid overdoses. The laboratory performs a qualitative analysis to detect standard narcotics, opioids, fentanyl