Payers and providers play an important role in addressing the opioid crisis in our communities. This page highlights the most recently added resources specifically targeting healthcare providers, healthcare system employees, and individuals who manage private and public insurance plans. These resources, identified with blue tiles, include patient and provider education materials, clinical practice guidelines and practice protocols, and research and reports about insurance coverage and benefit design around addiction treatment and pain management.
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This 2018 guideline from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides clinical recommendations for treating pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder and assessing infants and treating those identified as having neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome
A 2013 Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that addresses the specific needs of women engaged in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. TIPs are comprehensive best-practice guidelines for the prevention and
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) published these 2016 guidelines for physicians recommending medical use of marijuana. Oregon has had medical cannabis use since 1988 and qualifying conditions for cannabis treatment include severe pain and post traumatic stress disorder. Severe
This 2008 publication from the National Association of State Alcohol/Drug Abuse Directors defines treatment standards for women with substance use disorders (SUD). The publication can be used by SUD treatment providers or by states seeking to improve their delivery of SUD treatment services.
A 2016 list of resources for pharmacists in Arizona to help them reduce prescription drug abuse. It includes training opportunities and information about the prescription drug monitoring database, how to subscribe to pharmacy fraud alerts, and how to prevent pharmacy robbery and burglary.
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.
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.
In 2018, the Arizona Legislature passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act. This one page information sheet for patients in Spanish explains how the legislation protects chronic pain patients who use opioids to treat their pain. The document clarifies that the act does not limit prescription fills
Arizona has had a statewide Task Force on Preventing Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Other Drugs since 2005. This is the website for the task force which includes information about the risks of substance use during pregnancy and some resources and contact information.
Arizona launched the Rethink Rx Abuse campaign as a way to engage communities in educating their citizens about the risks of prescription drug misuse. This is the website for the campaign where communities can access training from the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family and can