A patient brochure from the Veterans Health Administration educating patients about the risks of accident drug poisoning from prescription opioids. Using a true/false question format, it addresses the myth that prescription opioids when used as prescribed do not pose a risk of accidental poisoning. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
A Spanish language brochure about opioid overdose prevention from the Veterans Health Administration. It includes information about identifying an overdose, how to respond to an overdose, and steps to take to improve safety if one does choose to use opioids. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
A brochure about opioid overdose prevention from the Veterans Health Administration. It includes information about identifying an overdose, how to respond to an overdose, and steps to take to improve safety if one does choose to use opioids. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
This 2 page fact sheet for providers explains the Veteran’s Administration’s Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Program. It includes basic information about naloxone and which patients should be offered a prescription for the overdose reversing medication. Also includes a check list of information to provide patients and a list of questions to ask after naloxone has been used for a rescue.
This Spanish language patient brochure from the Veterans Health Administration discusses opioid safety with a focus on identifying opioid overdose and how to respond to an overdose. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
This patient brochure from the Veterans Health Administration discusses opioid safety with a focus on identifying opioid overdose and how to respond to an overdose. Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Health Administration
This patient brochure about opioid safety from the Veterans Health Administration includes information on topics such as: what are opioids, what is an opioid overdose, what does safe use of opioids mean, and a list of “opioid do’s and don’ts.” Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Veterans Affairs Academic Detailing Service
This patient guide from the Veterans Health Administration shows how to use naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose. Includes information about how to have the medication available in case it’s needed, how to assess a person for opioid overdose, and how to administer naloxone nasal spray, Part of a series of resources about opioid safety for patients from the Veterans Health Administration. Funding Source: Pharmacy Benefits Management Academic Detailing Service, Veterans Health Administration
An analysis data by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff that shows that the incidence of multiple naloxone administrations by first responders increased significantly from 2012 to 2015 and varied by region of the country. Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Washington legislature required all 5 medical licensing boards to develop opioid prescribing guidelines by January 1, 2019. This 4 page document provides information for prescribers on jointly prescribing naloxone with opioid prescriptions and includes a summary of the prescribing guideline requirements on naloxone for nurses, dentists, allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, and podiatrists. Funding Source: Washington State Department of Health