Prevention of Substance Use Disorder

Tools and resources for addressing the prevention of SUD.

Opioid Safety Initiative Toolkit

Contains documents and presentations that can aid providers in their clinical decisions about starting, continuing, or tapering opioid therapy, as well as other challenges related to safe opioid prescribing for veterans with chronic pain.

PMP Education Toolkit

Describes Virginia's Prescription Monitoring Program, including benefits, user testimonials, an informational brochure, and program milestones. Features statistical data about use of the program and prescription drugs, changes in regulations for registered system users, and feature articles for patients.

Drug Diversion Toolkit: Prescription Opioids — An Overview for Prescribers and Pharmacists

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.

Six Building Blocks Opioid Management Toolkit for Primary Care Providers

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.

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence-Based Practices To Optimize Prescriber Use

Describes eight evidence-based practices aimed at increasing prescriber use of prescription drug monitoring programs.

Administering a Narcotic Contract

Illustrates how to implement a narcotic contract with a patient. Is part of a course called "The Clinical Assessment of Substance Use Disorders," available at https://webcampus.med.drexel.edu/doccom/db/nida_1.html.

The Opioid Crisis: Understanding Pain and Preventing Opioid Misuse

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

Pain and Symptom Management for People With Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic: A Workshop

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.

Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Webinar Series

Uses a data-driven approach to help providers choose the most effective pain treatment options and improve the safety of opioid prescribing for chronic pain. Provides informative, case-based content that instructs participants on how the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain can be applied in a primary care practice setting.

Managing Pain Patients Who Abuse Prescription Drugs

Allows medical students and other health professionals to use a test-and-teach module to practice their clinical skills. Describes the symptoms and prevalence of opioid addiction and dependence in patients with chronic pain and the steps clinicians can take to screen for, prevent, and treat such conditions.

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