Fact Sheet/Brochure

Provides resources for practitioners who supervise peer workers.

Describes risk factors for the development of opioid-related adverse events and how to mitigate these risks. Provides an overview of adverse events, including their symptoms and how to manage them.

Gives basic information about treating overdose with naloxone.

Describes what SBIRT is, how SBIRT services are covered by Medicare, and what types of healthcare providers may provide SBIRT services under Medicare. These include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, clinical psychologists, and clinical social workers.

Provides information about quality treatment for OUD and how to locate it.

Describes strategies to help reduce the potential for misuse or diversion of medication for SUD treatment.

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

Provides an overview of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and how opiate exposure during pregnancy may affect a newborn.

Provides information about when healthcare professionals are legally allowed to disclose some health information related to OUD without a patient's permission.

Lists factors that may help physicians determine whether to coprescribe naloxone to a patient or to a family member or close friend of the patient.