Patients & Caregivers

Rx Pain Medications: Treating Overdose with Naloxone

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This infographic from SAMHSA educates patients who use opioids on how to treat and overdose with naloxone.

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Policymakers & Community Leaders

Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids: Drug Overdose Deaths

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse

This resource is an educational infographic showing data on drug overdose deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids between 2010 and 2016 in the United States.

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Patients & Caregivers

Know Your Rights: Rights for Individuals on Medication-Assisted Treatment

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This 2009 publication by SAMHSA and the Legal Rights Center explains the federal laws that protect the rights of individuals receiving medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and provides guidance to individuals on how to protect their rights.

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Patients & Caregivers

Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT)

Source: College of Psychiatric and Neuerologic Pharmacists

This patient education guide prepared by the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists explains medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. Funding Source: College of Psychiatric and Neuerologic Pharmacists

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Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan – Volume 2, Tools and Resources

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has compiled this guide to tools and resources available to help create or expand medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly in rural areas. The tools are grouped into four categories: tools for prevention of OUD, tools to assist in training or educating individuals about MAT, tools for implementing MAT programs in office-based settings, and tools for preventing or responding to opioid overdose.

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Patients & Caregivers

Managing Your Pain: Which Approach is Right for You?

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

This patient guide from SAMHSA describes non-pharmacological treatments for pain including acupuncture, chiropractic, cognitive behavioral therapy, massage therapy, medication and relaxation, physical therapy, and yoga.

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Rethinking Pain: A Picture Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Source: Providence Health & Services

This resource serves as a visual presentation for use with patients when talking about pain, this resource shows that pain is not necessarily connected to physical injury or disease.

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Patients & Caregivers

Rethinking Pain: Understanding Pain

Source: Providence Health & Services

This resource serves as a patient education guide on understanding the science of pain and steps patients can take to reduce their body’s pain response.

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Tips for Decreasing Your Medication

Source: Oregon Health Authority

This patient education guide offers advice to patients considering tapering their opioid pain medication.

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