Taking Action to Address Opioid Misuse

As a Network we are committed to taking action to address opioid misuse with the following resources.

ATTC Educational Packages For Opioid Use Disorders

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Training Curricula and Slides

• Buprenorphine Treatment: Training for Multidisciplinary Addiction Professionals
• Buprenorphine: Short-term Opioid Withdrawal Using Buprenorphine
• Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults
• Heroin, Prescription Opioids, and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know
• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders: A Summit for Kansas & Missouri: Presentation Handouts
• Prescription Opioid Treatment Study (POATS)

Online Courses

• Pharmacology for Behavioral Health
• ATTC PPW Perinatal Provider Toolkit
• Understanding Substance Use Disorders
• Essential Substance Abuse Skills: Foundations for Working with Addictions
• Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT)
• Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) for Medical Professionals
• Get Naloxone Now

Recorded Webinars, Toolkits and Other Resources

• Tapering Guidance for Opioids: Existing Best Practices and Evidence Standards
• Medical University of South Carolina SBIRT Curriculum
  • Opioids and Stigma
  • Opioids and MAT
• Opioid Prescribers Series: Adopting Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
• CA Hub and Spoke System: MAT Expansion Project
• Developing a Collaborative Approach to Address the Opioid Epidemic (from the ATTC PPW CoE)
• Fentanyl-The Fatal Fentanyl: From China to American Small Town
• InfoDeck: Addressing Prescription Opioid Misuse/Overdose Issues in Rural Areas
• Introduction to Opioids & Medication-assisted Treatment
• Medication-Assisted Treatment Fact Sheets
• Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Resource Library
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Six Module Training Series
• Opioid Patient Education Handout: English
• Opioid Patient Education Handout: Spanish
• Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives
• Opioid Related Role Play for a Referral to Treatment Using the SBIRT Model
• Patient-centered Care in Opioid Treatment Programs
• ROSC and Medicated Assisted Treatment - Part 1
• ROSC and Medicated Assisted Treatment - Part 2
• SBIRT: Talking About SBIRT for Adolescents: An Upstream Invervention to Address the Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic
• Syndemics Part 1: What Addiction Treatment Providers Need to Know About HIV and Viral Hepatitis
• Treating Women for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy: Methadone and Buprenorphine as Part of a Complete Care Approach
• Tribal Prescription Drug Abuse Summit: Moving from Information Sharing to Action Plan

Products

• White Paper: Exploring Models for the Implementation of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Knowledge and Application
• Addressing Prescription Opioid Misuse/Overdose Issues in Rural Areas
• Alternatives to Using Opioids for Pain Management
• Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders: An Overview (Webinar)
• Buprenorphine Treatment for Young Adults
• Heroin, Prescription Opioids, and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know
• Heroin, Prescription Opioids, and HIV: What Clinicians Need to Know
• Hoja Informativa #1 de ATM: Asegurando la Aceptación
• Hoja Informativa #2: Reduciendo el Riesgo de Uso Indebido y la Desviación
• Hoja Informativa #3: Abogando por los Medicamentos
• Hot Topic: Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives
• Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care (Webinar)
• MAT Training Series: Module I - Opioid Addiction & Treatment: Understanding the Disorder, Treatment and Protocol
• Medication Assisted Treatment in the Criminal Justice System
• Medication-Assisted Treatment Fact Sheet #1: Securing Buy-in
• Medication-Assisted Treatment Fact Sheet #2: Diversion
• Medication-Assisted Treatment Fact Sheet #3: Why MAT?
• Opioid Prescribers' Series: Adopting Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care
• Overcoming Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Rural Areas
• Patient-Centered Care in Opioid Treatment Programs (Webinar)
• Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study (POATS) Training Materials
• Prescription Opioids and Heroin Patient Education
• Prescription Opioids and Heroin Patient Education (Spanish)
• Short-Term Opioid Withdrawal Using Buprenorphine
• Supporting Recovery with Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) for Medical Professionals
• Surgeon General Advisory on Naloxone and Opioid Overdose
• Tiffany Role Play: Alcohol, Opioids, Referral to Treatment
• Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview
• Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder: Overview FAQ

View additional Products & Resources in our catalog

Articles

ATTC Messenger

• February 2021: Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder
• April 2021: Introducing NIDA’s Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)
• February 2020: New Toolkit on Using MAT for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons
• April 2019: Social Workers and the Opioid Epidemic
• June 2018: Opioid Use Disorder and Buprenorphine Treatment
• May 2018: Opioid Misuse, Hepatitis C, and HIV: Hepatitis Awareness Month
• March 2018: The Evolution of Federal Drug Policy and Its Impacts on Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

View additional ATTC Messenger articles here

Addiction Science Made Easy (ASME)

• Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders: NIDA CCTN Working Group Report
• Clonidine increases likelihood of abstinence in buprenorphine-maintained patients
• Clonidine maintenance prolongs opioid abstinence
• Depression History Predicts Positive Outcomes for Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Prescription Opioid Use Disorder – But Why?
• Extended-release naltrexone and buprenorphine-naloxone equally safe and effective: Outcomes from CTN-0051
• Gender Differences in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder Receiving Inpatient Care
• How Does Pain Intersect with Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
• More Therapy Sessions Result in Better Outcomes for Youth in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• Opioid Use Disorder in Women and the Implications for Treatment
• Pain, Depression, and Relapse in Patients Receiving Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• People with Opioid Use Disorder Less Likely to Be Engaged/Retained in Treatment for HIV
• Pharmacists’ Attitudes Toward Naloxone and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
• Prevalence and Medication Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Patients with HCV or HIV
• Prevalence and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Primary Care Patients
• Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
• Sex Differences in Opioid Use and Medical Issues During Buprenorphine/Naloxone Treatment
• Substance use disorders prevalent in adult primary care patients

View additional Addiction Science Made Easy (Research Briefs)

ATTC/NIATx Service Improvement Blog

• Help for the Opioid Crisis: STR-Technical Assistance Available to States and Territories
• Get Naloxone Now: Everything You Need to Know to Save a Life
• 5 Things Dr. Dennis McCarty Wants You to Know about Treatment and Prevention of Opioid Use Disorder
• Everything You Need to Know About Medications for Treatment Opioid Use Disorders: SAMHSA TIP 63
• Responding To the Opiod Epidemic
• Shared Decision Making: Helping Prescribers Taper Opioid Prescribtions in Maine
• Taking Action to Address Opioid Misuse
• The Opioid Crisis: Community is Key to Address the Epidemic
• What do Med Students and Prescribers Need to Know About Opioid Use Disorders?

Additional Resources

Videos

• Buprenorphine Barriers: A Physician's Perspective
• Buprenorphine Barriers: Recruiting Physicians
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Addressing Concerns About Diversion
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Finding Funds
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Securing Buy-in
• Medication-Assisted Treatment: Two Tips for Securing Buy-in
• HHS Video: Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Responds to Opioid Crisis

Helping to End the Opioid Use Disorder Epidemic

Pathways to Safer Opioid Use

Check out a new immersive interactive training tool from the CDC

Get Naloxone Now

An online resource to train people to respond effectively to an opioid-associated overdose emergency.

SAMHSA's TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

SAMHSA Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

The HHS Office for Civil Rights Responds to the Nation’s Opioid Crisis

SAMHSA's MATx Mobile App

This free app supports practitioners who currently provide medication-assisted treatment (MAT), as well as those who plan to do so in the future.
 

Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit

Equips health care providers, communities and local governments with material to develop practices and policies to help prevent opioid-related overdoses and deaths.  Also available in Spanish.
 

NIDA Drug Facts: Fentanyl

Offers basic facts about the synthetic opioid Fentanyl including how it is abused, its affect on the brain, and other health effects.

Last Updated September 17, 2021