Toolkit

Equips local health department staff to respond to manifestations of this epidemic in their own towns and cities and provides a one-stop reference guide of promising practices, information, knowledge gleaned from the field, tools, and training.

Provides an overview of how organizations can use NIATx practices and tools to implement or improve a buprenorphine treatment program.

Describes service delivery models and corresponding rate design tools for the provision of MAT to individuals with opioid dependence.

Provides resources for clinicians interested in initiating buprenorphine treatment in emergency department settings.

Encourages communities to replicate the collaborative approach that exists in State government to increase the capacity of local partners to implement effective responses to opioid abuse and addiction.

Informs prescribers and pharmacists about prescription opioids diverted for nonmedical use, opioid regulatory requirements, value of participating in State-managed prescription drug monitoring programs, risk evaluation and mitigation strategies, and prescriber tactics that may reduce the likelihood of diversion.

Provides guidance to physicians and pharmacists on buprenorphine regulatory requirements, prescribing, dispensing, and safety recommendations and additional information to improve decision making and promote beneficial outcomes.

Addresses concerns about prescription drug abuse and maternal-fetal exposure to opioids.

Includes resources for hospitals and health systems to share with clinicians and patients and to enhance partnerships within their communities.

Addresses NAS, including maternal risk factors during pregnancy, social risk factors, assessment, and treatment.