This one page document lists names for prescription opioid pain medications including generic names, brand names, and street or slang names.
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Life in Rural America
Source: NPR, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
This report summarizes the findings of a poll of 1300 adults living in rural American conducted by National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. According to respondents, the biggest challenges facing rural America
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Continuing Care: A Parent’s Guide to Your Teen’s Recovery from Substance Abuse
Source: Treatment Research Institute and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
This 2014 guide from the Treatment Research Institute and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids provides advice to parents and caregivers on how to best support their children after the completion of substance use disorder treatment. The guide has 4 sections: explaining the need for continuing
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Safe and Effective Care for Low Back Pain
Source: Oregon Health Authority
This guide for patients and caregivers on how to safely treat low back pain is intended for people newly experiencing back pain or people who have had back pain the past and are having a re-occurrence. It provides advice on when to see a doctor, how to treat pain at home, how to safely use pain
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Helping Oregonians with Self-Management of Chronic Pain
Source: Oregon Health Authority
This guide provides information for patients and families about self-management of chronic pain including links to websites and other relevant information sources. Topics covered by the guide include understanding the mind-body connection in pain, understanding treatment options and
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Prescription Drug Community Action Kit Survivor Story: Ken
Source: National Safety Council
A first person story about Ken who took prescription opioids for a neck injury and developed a serious addiction. After almost being arrested and losing his child, Ken was able to overcome his addiction through treatment and taking methadone as medication assisted treatment.
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The Arizona Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative: A Multi-Systemic, Multi-Level Approach for Addressing Arizona’s “Silent Epidemic”
Evidence Ranking: Promising
Source: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
Arizona piloted a multi-faceted initiative intended to reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse in 4 counties between July of 2012 and December 2013. This evaluation of the pilot from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission found that the pilot delivered results including reduced
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Keep Them Safe (Spanish)
Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family
A Spanish language guide for parents and caregivers on how to prevent youth from abusing alcohol and drugs in their lives. It includes advice for how to help youth resist pressure and reduce stress, how to talk to youth about drug use, how to recognize warning signs of substance use, and how to build a family prevention plan.
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Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act (Spanish)
This report provides a Spanish language summary of the 2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. It includes an overview of Arizona’s opioid initiatives to date and then identifies existing problems and explains how the new law will address the problems. The document also includes frequently asked questions and answers.
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Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act – 2018
Source: Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith, and Family
This report provides a plain language summary of the 2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. It includes an overview of Arizona’s opioid initiatives to date and then identifies existing problems and explains how the new law will address the problems. The document also includes frequently asked questions and answers.