Patients and their caregivers need access to high quality, evidence-based information to help make the best decisions about their care and the care of their loved ones. This page highlights the most recently added resources specifically designed to help patients, families, and caregivers make informed decisions. These resources, identified with green tiles, include educational materials, information about non-opioid pain management, and treatment for opioid use disorder and other addictions.
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This 3 minute video describes Project IMPACT (Improving Addiction Care Team) operating at Oregon Health and Science University. The video includes program director Honora Englander, M.D., Melissa Weimer, D.O. and peer-recovery counselor O’Nesha Cochran.
State officials participating in the Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project requested this rapid evidence review on the role of inpatient or residential detoxification for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). As this 2-page document states, research is clear and addiction experts agree that detoxification alone is not a stand-alone treatment for OUD, but is merely the first step in a providing an individualized treatment plan which may include medication assisted treatment.
A 13 minute video about opioid addiction created by Adam Stewart as part of his Eagle Scout Service Project with Boy Scout Troop 70 Lewisburg, West Virginia. Adam’s intention is to provide information that may help people avoid acquiring an opioid addiction by deciding not to take opioids.
A resource guide to help law-enforcement agencies create pre-arrest diversion programs for individuals with substance use disorder from the SAFE Project and the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative.
Website for Eluna Network which provides resources and programs including camps to support children and families impacted by grief or addiction.
Website for Google’s Recover Together project. The website includes recovery stories, information about treatment and prevention and includes maps to find resources in your area.
Addiction Policy Forum presents this free, on-line course titled Addiction 101. The course includes instruction on addiction and the brain, the risk and protection factors associated with an individual’s likelihood of developing a substance use disorder, a discussion of the importance of language and the need to reduce stigma around addiction, and a brief overview of treatment options and the need to match the intensity of treatment with an individual’s severity of substance use.
The Addiction Policy Forum partnered with the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America to create this video series and fact sheets about prevention. “What is Prevention?” is a three part video series that briefly explains the fundamentals of drug and alcohol abuse prevention, describes the role genetics plays in addiction, and promotes the role of the community in making prevention a priority for their citizens.
The Phoenix is a free sober active community that provides peer-to-peer facilitated programs such as CrossFit training, rock climbing, hiking, running, cycling, yoga and more. The only requirement for participation is 48 hours of sobriety. As of September 2019, Phoenix programs are active in 22 states and over 40 communities and the organization continues to expand.
This brief overview details the work of the Phoenix active support network for people in recovery from addiction. The Phoenix provides peer-to-peer facilitated free physical activity programs including rock climbing, hiking, running, CrossFit, strength training, yoga, road and mountain biking, social events and more. The only requirement to participate is 48 hours of sobriety.