Opioid Related Resources

LDH Resources

• Methadone Clinic Locations » 
• OBH Faith Recovery Outreach Toolkit 
• Opioid Abuse, Prevention,Treatment and Policy
• The Opioid Epidemic:  Evidence Based Strategies Legislative Report
• Opioid Prescribing Patterns Factsheet
• Opioid Overdose Death Statistics Factsheet *Updated for 2021
• Anti-Opioid Voluntary Pledge

CDC Resources

• Prescription Opioids: What You Need to Know
• Promoting Safer and More Effective Pain Management
• Pregnancy and Opioid Pain Medications
• Assessing Benefits and Harms of Opioid Therapy
• Pocket Guide: Tapering Opioids for Chronic Pain
• Checklist for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

Naloxone Resources

• Naloxone Availability
• NARCAN Nasal Spray Information
• NARCAN Nasal Spray Patient Information
• NARCAN Nasal Spray Prescribing Information
• EVZIO Auto-Injector Information
• EVZIO Auto-Injector Patient Information
• EVZIO Auto-Injector Prescribing Information

Other Resources

• SAMHSA releases ‘Thought Leaders’ report on Prevention Workforce 
  
• The Intersection of Opioid Abuse, Overdose, and Suicide: Understanding the Connections (SAMHSA) 
• Medicaid Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders and of Medication for the Reversal of Opioid Overdose (SAMHSA) 
• The Role of PDMPs in Preventing Opioid Misuse
• Webinar: Where opioid overdose prevention and harm reduction overlap. Webinar is approximately 90 minutes in length
• Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Surgeon General Turn-the-Tide Pocket Guide
• The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain
• FDA Drug Safety Communication Regarding the Combined Use of Opioids & Benzodiazepines