Tuesday Oct. 16, 10am
The Indiana State Department of Health is hosting a live webcast on opioid use disorder treatment programs available across the state. This will include a discussion of outpatient, inpatient and residential services, as well as programs that incorporate the use of medication assisted treatment. The webinar will also cover the Fresh Start Recovery Program, which provides opioid treatment services to current and expectant mothers. You can view the live webcast by clicking HERE, and selecting
"live videos" in the upper right hand corner.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
has released three new tobacco cessation publications for providers and clients
that are geared specifically toward substance use disorder (SUD) treatment
settings. The publications are resources for SUD treatment providers, program
directors and their clients. They include information about how to implement
tobacco cessation programs, outline the benefits of such programs, and about
how to reduce the use of tobacco products among clients with SUD.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
has put together a short animation on how naloxone, the opioid
overdose-reversal medication, works in the body.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is awarding almost $320
million to combat the opioid crisis in America. The funding will directly help
those most impacted by the crisis, including crime victims, children, families
and first responders. Indiana-based awardees include the Indiana State
Department of Health, Hamilton County Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration and Marion Superior Court. A full
list of grantees, along with the award amounts, can be found here.
The Veterans Administration (VA), building on a project started in
Boston, is moving to add naloxone kits to automated external defibrillator
cabinets in its buildings across the country, an initiative that could become a
model for other healthcare organizations. This move was precipitated by data
showing that veterans have nearly twice the risk of overdose compared to civilians.
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