This video is from the perspective of a father who did not understand the risks of the opioid prescription a doctor gave to his son. Eventually his son died from an overdose. This video encourages patients and caregivers to understand the risks of opioid prescriptions. Produced by the National Safety Council, the video Continue reading
Resource Tag: Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid Use Disorder
Rigo’s Story: Face to Face with the Prescription Opioid Crisis
Rigo never thought that he could become addicted, but after an opioid prescription, it did happen to him. This video addresses the stigma around addiction and encourages patients and caregivers to understand the risks of prescription opioids. Produced by the National Safety Council in 2017, the video encourages Continue reading
Louie’s Story: Face to Face with the Prescription Opioid Crisis
This video highlights the risks of opioids from the perspective of a mother who lost her son to an overdose after he became addiction following an opioid prescription for a sports injury. The video emphasizes that many patients do not understand the risks of opioid addiction. Produced by the National Safety Continue reading
Prescribed to Death
A video of patients and caregivers who have experienced addiction after a prescription for opioids. Produced by the National Safety Council, the video emphasizes that many patients and caregivers do not know the risks of opioids or understand that they have been prescribed a potentially addictive substance. Continue reading
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives – Full Report
From this website, the National Academies of Medicine 2019 report “Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Save Lives” can be downloaded for free. Also available are a press release, executive summaries of the report’s conclusions and highlights, and a social media toolkit for dissemination. Continue reading
National Judicial Opioid Task Force – Research Center for Courts
The website for the National Judicial Opioid Task Force sponsored by the National Center for State Courts includes links to publications, webinars, training modules, and other materials. Continue reading
Continuing Care: A Parent’s Guide to Your Teen’s Recovery from Substance Abuse
This Interactive website for parents and caregivers of children and youth with substance use disorder focuses on how to support children and youth after acute treatment in the recovery or continuing care phase. A downloadable PDF version is also available. Continue reading
Strategies to Increase the Capacity for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
This report prepared by AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) lists strategies insurance plans and other stakeholders can use to increase the capacity for substance use disorder treatment in our communities. Continue reading
Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model
This website provides information about Medicaid’s Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model pilot, which seeks to improve the quality and coordination of care for pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder. The pilot prog;ram was launched in 2019 with a 5 year project period. This website provides up Continue reading
Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model
This website describes the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model Medicaid is piloting to improve behavioral health care for children and youth with the goals of improving child outcomes, reducing inpatient hospitalizations and out-of-home placements, and creating alternative funding streams for these services. Continue reading