Patients & Caregivers

What Parents (and Grandparents) Need to Know About Prescription Opioid Painkillers

Source: National Safety Council

This one page guide educates caregivers about the risks of opioid use for children and teens and provides advice for how to safely store medications, how to speak with physicians about any opioid prescriptions, and how to communicate with children and teams about the risks of opioid use.

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Patients & Caregivers

Talking with Your Medical Provider When You Are Prescribed an Opioid Painkiller

Source: National Safety Council

A one page guide for patients and caregivers on how to talk to health care providers about prescription opioids. Includes information about medical conditions that increase the risks of opioid painkillers, how to talk with providers about appropriate dose and length of treatment, and asking appropriate questions about

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Patients & Caregivers

How to Safely Dispose of Leftover Prescription Medication

Source: National Safety Council

A one page guide for patients and caregivers on why unused prescription drugs should not be kept in the house and how to safely dispose of leftover medications including opioids.

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Patients & Caregivers

Practice Safety at Home with Opioid Painkillers

Source: National Safety Council

This one page document provides advice for patients and caregivers about safe storage and safe disposal of opioid medications and provides cautions on the risk of taking opioids with other medications and of sharing prescription medicines with friends and families.

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Patients & Caregivers

Opioid Painkillers: What you Need to Know Before You Start Taking Them

Source: National Safety Council

This one page informational document provides information about the side effects and potential serious reactions of taking prescription opioids for patients and caregivers who may not be aware of the risks of these medications.

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Patients & Caregivers

Opioid Painkillers: How They Work and Why They Can Be Risky

Source: National Safety Council

This 2 page information guide for patients and caregivers explains what opioids are, how they work, how they can lead to death or the development of tolerance, and the relative effectiveness of opioids and non-opioid pain killers. Prepared by the National Safety Council, this publication recommends patients

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Policymakers & Community Leaders
Patients & Caregivers

Addiction: The Risk Factors

Source: Recovery Research Institute

This one page infographic describes risk factors that are associated with a higher likelihood of developing a substance use disorder (SUD).

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Policymakers & Community Leaders
Patients & Caregivers

Fentanyl: What is it?

Source: Recovery Research Institute

This one page infographic provides facts about fentanyl for policymakers and patients and caregivers. Prepared by the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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