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Posted 12/2/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Developed for the Puerto Rico Department of Health, this toolkit discusses how to screen pregnant women for substance use, screen infants for prenatal exposure to substances, recognize the signs of NAS, utilize validated screening tools, understand the importance of provider education, and engage pregnant women in the process of treatment and referral.
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The presenters reviewed the structure and function of state substance use prevention systems, described the role and activities of the national prevention network, and highlighted rural prevention initiatives.
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The presenter reviewed resources available to rural grantees through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) as well as other SAMHSA programs.
Posted 2/10/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
The Opioid Response Network is making available a new dental curriculum on SBIRT (screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment), an evidence-based approach to managing patients with or at risk of developing a substance use disorder (SUD).
The curriculum was developed for dentists by the ORN grant through a collaboration with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the Division on Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NYSPI.
Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
State and Regional Focused Presentations: State Substance Use Prevention Systems and the National Prevention Network
Presenters will review the structure and function of state substance use prevention systems, describe the role and activities of the National Prevention Network, and highlight rural prevention initiatives.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 9/15/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Background: Opioid overdose has become the leading cause of death among adults between 25 and 54 years old in the U.S. The purpose of this study is to explore the social and relational factors that shape the current opioid overdose epidemic.
Posted 9/15/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Background: Rates of fatal overdose (OD) from synthetic opioids rose nearly 60 % from 2016 to 2018. 911 Good Samaritan Laws (GSLs) are an evidenced-based strategy for preventing OD fatality. This study describes patrol officers’ knowledge of their state’s GSL, experience with OD response, and their perspectives on strategies to prevent and respond to opioid OD.