Newsletters

Issue 24: July 2023: Advancing Opioid Stewardship:Strategies to Save Lives

Issue 23: April 2023: Importance of Team-Based Approaches and Screening, Special Considerations for Pregnant Persons, and Removal of the DATA Waiver

Issue 22: January 2023: 2022 CDC Pain Guidelines and Ihs Opioid Surveillance Dashboard

Issue 21: October 2022: Emerging Drug Threat: Rainbow Fentanyl and Patient Screening, and Assessment Tools: Identifying Risky Substance Use

Issue 20: July 2022: Emerging drug threat: Nitazenes, Maternal-infant Health and Substance use Resources, and Improving Pain and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department

Issue 19: April 2022: Provider Considerations: Expanding Access to Treatment, Harm Reduction Strategies: Fentanyl Test Strips, and Provider Considerations: Long-Acting Buprenorphine

Issue 18: January 2022: Newly Released Recovery Rack Card, Substance Use Warmline, Virtual Naloxone Training, and Pharmacist Echo Sessions

Issue 17: October 2021 [PDF - 595 KB]: Covid-19: The Continued Impact, Counterfeit Controlled Drugs, Dental Screening Updates, and Virtual Naloxone Train-The-Trainer

Issue 16: July 2021 [PDF - 259 KB]: Safe Medication Disposal in The Community, Reducing Stigma: Choosing Language, Supporting Pharmacists Within Team-Based Models Of Care

Issue 15: April 2021 [PDF - 364 KB]: Peer specialists supporting recovery, DEA drug take back day, and new ECHO supporting the advancement of pharmacist roles within the team treating substance use disorder

Issue 14: January 2021 [PDF - 494 KB]: IHS Refresher Training, COVID-19 and Naloxone, Expanding Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, and Safeguarding Prescriptions

Issue 13: October 2020 [PDF - 329 KB]: Harm Reduction Strategies, HOPE's Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Webinar Series, recent release of HOPE's Opioid Information Slipsheet, and a prevention video

Issue 12: September 2020 [PDF - 290 KB]: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Special Edition

Issue 11: July 2020 [PDF - 1 MB]: Opioids and Covid-19

Issue 10: April 2020 [PDF - 240 KB]: Pain Management

Issue 9: January 2020 [PDF - 250 KB]: Recommendations on Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Substance Use Warmline Collaboration, Naloxone Access, and the Cloud Project

Issue 8: October 2019 [PDF - 519 KB]: Increasing Access to Naloxone, Integrated Pain Management Care: A Rehab Specialist Perspective, And Opioid Stewardship

Issue 7: July 2019 [PDF - 412 KB]: Accessing MAT for Opioid Use Disorder, Managing Acute Dental Pain, Patient Information Booklet on Opioid Use Disorder Released, and HHS’s Pain Management Task Force Releases Best Practice Guideline./p>

Issue 6: April 2019 [PDF - 300 KB]: Clinical Guidance Regarding Pregnancy and Opioid Use Disorder, Safety Precautions: Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioids, and Opioid Crisis Data: Understanding the Epidemic

Issue 5: January 2019 [PDF - 295 KB]: Internet Eligible Controlled Substance Provider Designation, The Role Of Pain and Addiction Training, and Opioid Crisis Data

Issue 4: November 2018 [PDF - 212 KB]: October Declared Substance Abuse Prevention Month, DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Facing Addiction in America

Issue 3: September 2018 [PDF - 279 KB]: IHS Launches New Opioids Website, Physical Therapy: Chronic Pain Treatment Alternative and Syringe Services Programs

Issue 2: June 2018 [PDF - 561 KB]: Prescribing and Dispensing Naloxone to First Responders, Screening: Prioritizing Individuals who use Illicit Drugs, and Medication Disposal

Issue 1: January 2018 [PDF - 466 KB]: Training Updates, Responsible Opioid Prescribing Policy, and Expanding Access to Naloxone and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)