Substance Use Tools & Resources    

Provides information about why primary care providers (PCPs) should adhere to prescribing guidelines for opioids. Includes statistics about prescribing practices, myths related to the use of opioids, and practices and actions PCPs should take.

An informational page on the Bloomberg American Health Initiative website which details facts and resources from their Fentanyl Overdose Reduction Checking Analysis Study (FORECAST).

This document is to assist community leaders, local and regional organizers, non-profit groups, law enforcement, public health, and members of the public in understanding and navigating effective strategies to prevent opioid overdose in their communities.

A fact sheet which includes information about fentanyl for both people who use drugs and Healthcare providers.

Highlights the different types of opioids and medication-assisted treatment.

Explores the tension between efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the resulting impact on access to pain medications for people facing serious illness; examines the unintended consequences of the responses to the opioid epidemic for patients, families, communities, and clinicians; and considers potential policy opportunities to address them.

Offers healthcare systems and practices a provider-focused resource to help move the content of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain into clinical practice.

Provides an evidence-based quality improvement roadmap to help primary care teams implement effective, guideline-driven care for their chronic pain and long-term opioid therapy patients.

Addresses prevention of opioid use disorder by exploring efforts across the health system to stop opioid abuse before it starts.

This provincial evidence-based guideline articulates the full range of therapeutic options for the optimal treatment of adults and youth with varying presentations of opioid use disorder. It is intended for use for all British Colombia (BC) physicians, nursing and allied health professionals, and other care providers involved in the treatment of individuals with opioid use disorder.