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This tip sheet describes resources that can be used to virtually support recovery from mental/substance use disorders as well as other resources.
The substance use disorder (SUD) toolkit is used to equip staff with knowledge and skills related to the disease concept of substance use, the impact substances have on brain chemicals,…
This resource offers guidance on how to incorporate substance use recovery supports for residents in nursing facilities….
This toolkit is a step-by-step guide to starting a 12-step recovery meeting within a nursing facility. It offers insights into the 12 steps, and practical resources to ensure a sustainable,…
Learn steps to expand care capacity for residents receiving methadone for Opioid Use Disorder
Identify whether methadone is prescribed for pain management or opioid use disorder.
This quick reference card shows 3 steps that should be followed when responding to an opioid overdose. This quick reference card can be printed on Avery template 61611 or name…
Explore several non-opioid pharmacological options available for pain management, including topical, oral, and injectable medications.
This resource provides an overview of indicators and signs of substance use disorder in nursing facility residents and suggested tips to address presenting signs and symptoms.
Understand substance use impact on the brain and behavior.
Treating opioid use disorder with buprenorphine in nursing facilities.
PCSS provides free waiver training to prescribers so they can obtain their waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid addiction….
This document discusses the risk of prescribing an opioid and a benzodiazepine….
This resource is a guide giving detail on why substance use screening is important in nursing facilities, recommends steps to take to set up successful screening regiments and suggest evidenced…
This document reduces the stigma associated with substance use. Here is a list of preferred words….
This resource describes signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and provides a guide to detox strategies for nursing facilities….
This guide discusses the health effects of nursing home residents drinking alcohol, provides proactive steps that staff can take when unauthorized alcohol use occurs in nursing facilities….
This flyer is a brief reference guide for nursing facility staff responding to a resident with a potential opioid overdose. This flyer is suitable for sharing with all staff or…
This material provides an introduction to Naloxone, explains why nursing facilities should have it available, provides tips on establishing a naloxone program in a nursing facility, and shares warning signs…
Naloxone is a drug that reverses respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose. Having naloxone readily available in nursing homes is an opioid harm reduction best practice that can save lives….
This flyer provides a visual depiction of the effects of alcohol consumption on the different parts of the body. It is suitable for posting or sharing with staff and residents…
Screening, Treatment and Important Conversations: Alliance for Aging Research pamphlet with information on Screening tools, conversations, and getting help for older adults with substance use disorders or mental health concerns….
DEA fact sheet about definition, origin, street names, how they look, overdose and legality…
NIDA infographic of medications for Opioid Overdose, Withdrawal and Addiction…
NIAAA pamphlet on stages of the addiction cycle…
