This 2 page fact sheet for providers explains the Veteran’s Administration’s Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Program. It includes basic information about naloxone and which patients should be offered a prescription for the overdose reversing medication. Also includes a check list of information to provide patients and a list of questions to ask after naloxone has been used for a rescue. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Overdose Prevention
Naloxone distribution
Rapid response teams
Opioid Safety Brochure – Spanish
This Spanish language patient brochure from the Veterans Health Administration discusses opioid safety with a focus on identifying opioid overdose and how to respond to an overdose. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration.
Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
Opioid Safety Brochure
This patient brochure from the Veterans Health Administration discusses opioid safety with a focus on identifying opioid overdose and how to respond to an overdose. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration.
Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
Opioid Safety – A Quick Reference Guide
This patient brochure about opioid safety from the Veterans Health Administration includes information on topics such as: what are opioids, what is an opioid overdose, what does safe use of opioids mean, and a list of “opioid do’s and don’ts.” Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration.
Funding Source: Veterans Affairs Academic Detailing Service
Opioid Overdose Rescue
This patient guide from the Veterans Health Administration shows how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose. Includes information about how to have the medication available in case it’s needed, how to assess a person for opioid overdose, and how to administer naloxone nasal spray, Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration.
Funding Source: Pharmacy Benefits Management Academic Detailing Service, Veterans Health Administration
Multiple Naloxone Adminstrations Among Emergency Medical Service Providers is Increasing
An analysis data by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff that shows that the incidence of multiple naloxone administrations by first responders increased significantly from 2012 to 2015 and varied by region of the country.
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Naloxone Prescribing with Opioid Prescriptions
The Washington legislature required all 5 medical licensing boards to develop opioid prescribing guidelines by January 1, 2019. This 4 page document provides information for prescribers on jointly prescribing naloxone with opioid prescriptions and includes a summary of the prescribing guideline requirements on naloxone for nurses, dentists, allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, and podiatrists.
Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health
Overdose Lifeline
The website for Overdose Lifeline, Inc, an Indiana nonprofit that works with individuals, families and communities to address the consequences of the opioid epidemic. Their programs include education and training about opioid-related issues for individuals and first responders, and youth prevention and education programs. They also Continue reading
Huntington Quick Response Team Brochure
This 2018 brochure describes the Huntington, West Virginia opioid overdose Quick Response Team (QRT). The QRT responds to opioid overdoses in the community within 24 to 72 hours by attempting to contact the individual in the community and provide an opportunity for substance use Continue reading
Huntington Quick Response Team
These presentation slides describe the Huntington, West Virginia Quick Response Team (QRT) which is a partnership of substance use disorder treatment providers, law enforcement, first responders, and faith-based community members. The QRT’s mission is to follow up on individuals Continue reading