Products and Resources - SAMHSA Reporting

This multidisciplinary six-module training series provides information about the use of medication-assisted treatment for 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

This presentation highlights addressing prescription opioid misuse/overdose issues in rural areas.

This webinar, presented by K. Michelle Peavy, PhD, Research and Training Manager, Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), examined the concept of patient-centered care in an OTP setting. Dr. Peavy, Research and Training Manager at Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS), will describe a treatment model that leverages patient-centered care components and enhances retention among individuals who struggle with ongoing drug use, and discuss clinical implications of that model. Download slides | Watch recording Webinar category: Opioids, Medication Treatment

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

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 double-sided handout can be given to and discussed with patients during the brief intervention. Side one contains information on prescription opioids and heroin, including mixing opioids with other substances, risks of opioid use, how to safeguard prescription opioids, steps to take if using opioids, and tips for quitting. Side two describes the effects of opioid misuse on the body.

This double-sided handout in Spanish can be given to and discussed with patients during the brief intervention. Side one contains information on prescription opioids and heroin, including mixing opioids with other substances, risks of opioid use, how to safeguard prescription opioids, steps to take if using opioids, and tips for quitting. Side two describes the effects of opioid misuse on the body.

This role play scenario can be used as part of an SBIRT training. It involves Tiffany, a 45 year old woman being seen for chronic ankle pain who scores in the severe zone on the DAST for prescription opioid misuse.

This training presentation provides information about the use of Buprenorphine in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders.

This training presentation address Medication Assisted Treatment for Pregnant or Parenting Women Offenders with a Substance Use Disorder.

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.

E-newsletter focused on management of benzodiazepines in medication-assisted treatment.

Blog produced by the ATTC Network and NIATx. Features bimonthly posts on topics related to improving clinical services and business practices. Features posts by ATTC Network staff and guest bloggers.

3-hour, self-paced course designed to enhance professional knowledge of MAT and build skills related to educating clients about MAT.

Self-paced course designed to enhance professional knowledge of MAT and build skills for educating patients about MAT.

One-page information flyer, produced in 2018.

The 2018 Alcohol Awareness Month (April) Faith Community Bulletin Insert has a focus on awareness about risky and harmful levels of alcohol use, information about risks of alcohol use, and strategies for cutting back to low-risk levels of alcohol consumption. It is designed for churches, temples and mosques for their Sunday/Sabbath-day bulletins, newsletters or bulletin boards.

This presentation discusses task shifting as a means of addressing severe mental illness. The presentation details two task shifting models supported by the South Africa HIV ATTC: (1) treatment partner (TP), psychoeducation, and m-health intervention; and (2) community health worker (CHW) mental health training intervention.

This presentation provides an overview of the South Africa HIV ATTC's mission, objectives, and training targets. The South Africa HIV ATTC is an implementation science centre co-funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The presentation was initially given by Dr. Caroline Kuo.

Naloxone temporarily reverses the effects of opioid overdose:slowed or stopped breathing and is typically utilized by first responders. The US surgeon general issued an advisory Thursday, April 5, 2018 recommending that more Americans carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug, naloxone which is sold under the brand name Narcan.

Booklet from the South Africa - HIV ATTC inaugural launch.

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