Part of the Oregon Pain Management Commission’s Pain Care Toolbox, this webpage provides links to screening and assessment tools health care providers may use when treating patient’s pain conditions. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Education & Training
Rx Pain Medications: Treating Overdose with Naloxone
This infographic from SAMHSA educates patients who use opioids on how to treat and overdose with naloxone. Continue reading
Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids: Drug Overdose Deaths
This resource is an educational infographic showing data on drug overdose deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids between 2010 and 2016 in the United States. Continue reading
Know Your Rights: Rights for Individuals on Medication-Assisted Treatment
This 2009 publication by SAMHSA and the Legal Rights Center explains the federal laws that protect the rights of individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and provides guidance to individuals on how to protect their rights. Continue reading
Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)
This patient education guide prepared by the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists explains medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
Funding Source: College of Psychiatric and Neuerologic Pharmacists
Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan – Volume 2, Tools and Resources
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has compiled this guide to tools and resources available to help create or expand medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly in rural areas. The tools are grouped into four categories: tools for prevention of OUD, tools to assist in training or educating individuals about MAT, tools for implementing MAT programs in office-based settings, and tools for preventing or responding to opioid overdose. Continue reading
Managing Your Pain: Which Approach is Right for You?
This patient guide from SAMHSA describes non-pharmacological treatments for pain including acupuncture, chiropractic, cognitive behavioral therapy, massage therapy, medication and relaxation, physical therapy, and yoga. Continue reading
Rethinking Pain: A Picture Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story
This resource serves as a visual presentation for use with patients when talking about pain, this resource shows that pain is not necessarily connected to physical injury or disease. Continue reading
Rethinking Pain: Understanding Pain
This resource serves as a patient education guide on understanding the science of pain and steps patients can take to reduce their body’s pain response. Continue reading
Tips for Decreasing Your Medication
This patient education guide offers advice to patients considering tapering their opioid pain medication. Continue reading