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MAT for OUD Tools & Resources  

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A collection of tools and resources for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services. See the full environmental scan (PDF 0.69 MB) and resources collection (PDF 1.28 MB) in PDF format.

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Caleb Banta-Green, Ph.D. - "Long-Term Opioid Management of Chronic Pain: Trends, Risk, and Naloxone"

Provides information about the trends in and risks of long-term opioid management of chronic pain, as well as the use of naloxone.
Link
https://vimeo.com/111793822
Format
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
WA State Medical Commission
Year

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2016

Provides recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Addresses timing of opioid use for chronic pain; opioid selection, dosage, duration, followup, and discontinuation; and ways to assess risk and address harms of opioid use.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

CDC Opioid Guideline Mobile App

Helps providers apply recommendations to clinical practice by putting the entire guideline, tools, and resources in an app. Includes a morphine milligram equivalent calculator, summaries of key recommendations, a link to the full guideline, and an interactive motivational interviewing feature to help providers practice effective communication skills and prescribe with confidence.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year

Checklist for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Includes when to consider long-term opioid therapy and how to reassess the need for more opioids on a return visit. Provides additional information regarding the evidence about using opioid and nonopioid therapies, evaluating risk of harm or misuse, and assessing pain and function using the PEG scale.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Year
File Size
.08 MB

Child Trauma and Opioid Use: Policy Implications

Provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an overview of how substance use and trauma affect children, adolescents, and families; substance use-related impaired caregiving; and how the opioid crisis affects children and families. Offers recommendations for clinical interventions and training, as well as prevention efforts.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Policymakers
States
Communities
Source
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Year

Childbirth, Breastfeeding and Infant Care: Methadone and Buprenorphine

Provides information for pregnant women about how taking methadone or buprenorphine may affect delivery, breastfeeding, and newborn infants.
Link
https://30qkon2g8eif8wrj03zeh041-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ASAM-WAGBrochure-Opioid-Labor_Final.pdf
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Patients
Families
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year