- Preventing Opioid Use Disorder | Overdose Prevention | CDC
Preventing overdose death and finding treatment options are the first steps to recovery Treatment may save a life and can help people struggling with opioid addiction get their lives back on track by allowing them to counteract addiction's powerful effects on their brain and behavior
- Prevent Opioid Abuse and Addiction | HHS. gov
Learn more about the risks of opioid use, proper drug disposal, safe prescribing practices, and addiction prevention programs
- New Strategies to Prevent and Treat Opioid Addiction
The NIH HEAL Initiative shares ways it will support research to develop new or improved prevention and treatment strategies for opioid addiction
- Reducing Fatal Opioid Overdose: Prevention, Treatment and Harm . . .
To maximize identification of opportunities for intervention, initiatives focusing on prevention, access to effective treatment, and harm reduction are examined independently, although considerable overlap exists
- Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - National Institute on Drug Abuse . . .
Opioid use disorder is a chronic, treatable condition There are effective, FDA-approved medications that can help people stop or reduce opioid use, including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone
- Opioid Overdose - Evidence-Based Resources | SAMHSA
Opioid Overdose - Learn the warning signs of opioid overdose and how naloxone and medications for OUD treatment can help treat and prevent it Know the Risk of Using Drugs - All drug use comes with risk Know the facts before letting drugs take their toll on you and your family
- Primary Care Relevant Interventions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder . . .
Primary care providers are among those at the front line in helping to prevent the misuse of prescribed opioids and use of illicit opioids, mitigate risks associated with opioid use, and identify opioid use that requires further assessment and treatment
- The Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
Yet amid these stark statistics lies a message of hope: opioid use disorder is a treatable medical condition, overdoses are preventable, and recovery is possible This guide explains the crisis and evidence-based strategies from the CDC and federal health agencies for prevention, treatment, and recovery
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