Products and Resources Catalog

Featuring Connections CPS and the opioid epidemic, HIV disparities in the African American community, Central East on the Move, new resources, Region 3 news, Monthly Health Check, and affirmations.

Fact sheet offers tips and information resources for securing buy-in for medication assisted treatment

Fact sheet on how to respond to concerns about diversion of medications prescribed for treating opioid use disorders.

Fact sheet that provides an overview of the latest research supporting the effectiveness of the FDA-approved medications for treatment of opioid use disorders.

The video focuses on the fentanyl overdose death of a young man from Grand Forks, ND and includes an interview with Mountain Plains ATTC Co-Director Thomasine Heitkamp. Documentary produced by Voice of America, a U.S. government-funded international news source that serves as the U.S. Federal Government’s official institution for external broadcasting. Video is being distributed throughout the US (in English) and China (in Mandarin). https://www.voachinese.com/a/opioid-20180227/4273229.html

Electronic newsletter announcing training and events in Great Lakes ATTC region. Writer/editor: Maureen Fitzgerald

The NWATTC hosted its first webinar on January 31, 2018, introducing staff and strategic vision and goals for the coming years. Webinar category: Other

The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied health professionals, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with an overview of the opioid epidemic and HIV. The duration of the training is approximately 120-150 minutes (2-2 ½ hours), depending on whether the trainer chooses to present all of the slides, or a selection of slides.

The purpose of this introductory training is to provide HIV clinicians (including, but not limited to physicians, dentists, nurses, and other allied health professionals, therapists and social workers, and counselors, specialists, and case managers) with an overview of the opioid epidemic and HIV. The duration of the training is approximately 120-150 minutes (2-2 ½ hours), depending on whether the trainer chooses to present all of the slides, or a selection of slides.

This webinar is designed for healthcare and human service providers and other staff who interact with patients, who work in multiple types of settings. Prescribers of extended-release and long-acting opioids are particularly welcome. We now know that overdoses from prescription opioids are a driving factor in the 15-year increase in opioid overdose deaths. FACULTY: Dr. Edwin Salsitz, MD, DFASAM, attending physician at the Beth Israel Medical Center, Division of Chemical Dependency in NYC.

This is a one-page flyer detailing the objectives, mission and contact information of the South Africa HIV ATTC.

Featuring opioid data and looking ahead, doubling of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, Prestera Center, Central East on the Move, new resources, Region 3 news, Monthly Health Check, and affirmations.

The Short-term Opioid Withdawal Using Buprenorphine (Bup Detox) Blending Team designed a training package to instruct treatment providers on the administration of aBup Detox Brochure Cover unique,13-day Buprenorphine taper intervention for opioid dependent patients. Research conducted in both inpatient and outpatient settings by the NIDA Clinical Trials Network demonstrated that, in contrast with the clonidine treatment group, patients receiving Buprenorphine provided more opioid-negative urine samples upon completion of the intervention. This training assumes some basic prior information about what Buprenorphine is and how it is used.            

Treatment Strategies for Prescription Opioid Dependence is a package of tools and training resources for substance use disorders treatment providers. The results of the study have implications for the treatment of adults dependent on prescription opioids. The POATS Blending Team (BT) package is designed to help treatment providers incorporate study findings and recommendations into their practice.          

Motivational Incentives-A Proven Approach to Treatment is a collection of products which offer tools needed to learn about and use Motivational Incentives. Also, referred to as Contingency Management, Motivational Incentives has been subject to decades of research in the addiction treatment field; beginning in the 1960s. This collection of products assists organizations along a continuum from raising awareness about Motivational Incentives through dissemination and implementation activities.   What will you find at BetterTxOutcomes.org? Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI) is an introductory training that exposes organizations to the principles of Motivational Incentives and demonstrates evidence of clinical effectiveness. Behavioral healthcare practitioners can then deepen their knowledge about Motivational Incentives through participating in the free, self-guided, interactive on-line course, Motivational Incentives: Positive Reinforcers to Enhance Successful Treatment Outcomes (MI:PRESTO).      

The Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults Blending Team designed a training package which highlights the findings of the NIDA CTN study that compared longer term versus short-term buprenorphine/naloxone treatment in an outpatient setting. The 3-hour training program examines the prevalence of and treatment admission rates for nonmedical use of opioids among young adults; provides an overview of opioid use among young adults; explores and increases understanding of the results of new research on using buprenorphine to treat opioid addiction in young adults; and describes the implications of these findings for the treatment of opioid addiction in young adults.        

Resources for HIV Rapid Testing in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs.

2-hour, self-paced course provides a science-based introduction to substance use, substance use disorders (SUDs) and SUD treatment. Designed for undergraduate, graduate, and health professions students and practitioners who do not have a background in addictions.

This 8-hour self-paced course is based on the transdisciplinary foundations of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Technical Assistance Publication #21, Addiction Counseling Competencies. Designed to provide an overview of the addictive process and basic knowledge, attitudes, and skills utilized by professionals from a variety of backgrounds who work with clients experiencing substance use disorders.

Electronic newsletter announcing trainings and events in Great Lakes ATTC region. Some national events. Editor/writer: Maureen Fitzgerald.

Two-page fact sheet with facts about Marijuana and its use as well as its effects on the body, tips for cutting back, and helpful links.

Monthly newsletter announcing training and events in the Great Lakes ATTC region. Editor/writer: Maureen Fitzgerald

This is a training for the Criminal Justice System on addiction, medications, benefits of addiction treatment in the CJ system and treatment planning.

Understanding Substance Use Disorders is a 2-hour, self-paced course that provides a science-based introduction to substance use, substance use disorders (SUDs), and SUD treatment. It was designed for undergraduate, graduate and health professions students and practitioners who do not have a background in addictions. 2.0 Hours Continuing Education Available, NAADAC, CHES