Opioid Response Network

Overdose rates among Indigenous youth in Montana are a significant concern, reflecting broader national trends. The Rocky Boy Health Center (RBHC) on the Rocky Boy Reservation in north-central Montana is making efforts to combat this crisis in their community. ORN recently partnered with RBHC to deliver a training on substance use disorders (SUD) and the impact of SUDs on Indigenous communities alongside conversation on healthy relationships, safer-sex and sex trafficking during a two-day youth conference. Read more about this successful collaboration between ORN’s Indigenous Communities Response Team (ICRT) and RBHC: https://bit.ly/48k4lFS If your community or organization is interested in creating an event relevant to your local needs in collaboration with the ICRT, visit our website and use the “Submit a Request” button to get in touch: OpioidResponseNetwork.org. #OpioidResponseNetwork #SubstanceUseDisorder #SubstanceUsePrevention #PreventionMonth

Treating addiction goes beyond prescribing medication. Successful treatment of all addictions entails a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to address the co-occurring psychiatric disorders and complex social needs of people living with addiction. AAAP offers a wide range of resources geared towards both clinical and family/patient audiences. Discover on-demand webinars, downloadable guides, educational opportunities, and more from PCSS-MOUD: Educate, Train, Mentor, Opioid Response Network, and other partner organizations: https://bit.ly/3A6VESX  For more insights like the one seen in this image, check out “The Top Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Addiction,” a guide developed in collaboration with AAAP, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM: https://bit.ly/4hlrOef #AmericanAcademyofAddictionPsychiatry #TreatmentWeek #NATW #AddictionTreatment #TreatAddictionSaveLives

Prevention helps us get ahead of substance use and mental health challenges — so that youth, families, and communities can thrive. ORN provides locally meaningful education and training that is evidence-based, designed to meet your needs, and at no cost. ORN offers prevention support including: ▪️Education on how to make better decisions around pain management choices ▪️Ways to increase community awareness of substance use disorders ▪️Resources on how to create anti-stigma campaigns ▪️How to use naloxone, a medication used to counter (or reverse) the effects of an opioid overdose Support is here. Visit our website and use the “Submit a Request” button to share your needs: OpioidResponseNetwork.org.   *Source: Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, SAMHSA: https://bit.ly/4hfpzJg #OpioidReponseNetwork #SAMHSA #SubstanceUsePrevention #PreventionMonth

Join the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and ORN for a free community forum, “Navigating Adolescent Development: A Community Session with Child Psychiatrists,” on Sunday, November 17 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, FL. If you’re not in the area but know people who are, tag them in the comments! This session, for families, community organizations and others, will provide networking opportunities to connect with professionals, researchers, and advocates who are passionate about supporting individuals with substance use and mental health challenges. Participants will learn valuable insights from child psychiatrists into the latest trends and treatments in adolescent development and mental wellness. Questions are encouraged! Register: https://bit.ly/AAAP11_17. We hope to see you there! 👋 #AmericanAcademyofAddictionPsychiatry #OpioidResponseNetwork #AdolescentDevelopment #ChildPsychiatry Kevin Gray, Mario Renato Velit Salazar

Today is World Mental Health Day, a time to raise awareness and mobilize efforts in support of mental health around the globe.  Together with our partner organizations, including PCSS-MOUD: Educate, Train, Mentor and Opioid Response Network, AAAP is committed to equipping physicians and healthcare professionals with the tools needed to treat individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Thank you to those continuing this important work — psychiatrists, PCPs, researchers, counselors, and all other healthcare professionals — for making a difference today and every day. #AmericanAcademyofAddictionPsychiatry #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthisHealth #SubstanceUseDisorder

To showcase the initiatives that States have implemented with 2023 State Opioid Response (SOR) grant funding, NASADAD has developed updated briefs for each State and territory highlighting their efforts to expand and enhance services across the substance use disorder (SUD) continuum of care. These briefs were developed using information shared by each State about their initiatives to prevent opioid and stimulant misuse before it starts, expand access to opioid overdose reversal agents, implement harm reduction strategies, increase access to treatment, support long-term recovery, and reach and serve populations of focus. The briefs were developed with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) SOR/Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Technical Assistance grant through the Opioid Response Network (ORN). Each State’s SOR brief is now available on the interactive map on NASADAD’s public website, which can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/emvjB4yi.

Exciting news: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued a notice of award to AAAP to continue the Opioid Response Network initiative! The award provides AAAP and the large, national coalition with $18,500,000 per year for up to three years.   “The scale of the substance use disorder and mental health crisis in our country demands a significant, national collaborative effort with the agility and knowledge to meet the needs of diverse communities. We thank Congress and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for their ongoing commitment to this incredibly important and critically needed work,” said Kathryn Cates-Wessel, CEO, AAAP and ORN Principal Investigator.    Read more in our press release: https://bit.ly/3N7XVAc    #AmericanAcademyofAddictionPsychiatry #OpioidResponseNetwork #SAMHSA #SubstanceUseDisorder 

Understanding the stressors and protective factors that influence substance use in LGBTQ+ populations is extremely important to providing optimal prevention, treatment and recovery care to the population. The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity and ORN are committed to assuring all LGBTQ+ people seeking support for substance use get affirming care and have collaborated to create three virtual trainings. Check out this teaser video for more information and sign up to get notified when the trainings are scheduled: https://bit.ly/3Brjvg8 As always, all ORN trainings are free. Please join us and share this opportunity with your colleagues! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3ZzbXly #OpioidResponseNetwork #LGBTQIAHealth #HealthEquity #SubstanceUseDisorder

📄 New Report: “Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy: Connection to Care in a Vulnerable Population” Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to affect an increasing number of pregnant people in the United States. Associated morbidity is significant and includes both fetal and maternal risks such as neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), fetal growth restriction, preterm labor, infection, poor prenatal care, and partner violence. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as buprenorphine and methadone, can be used to mitigate these risks and improve outcomes related to pregnancy. This report, from the American College of Medical Toxicology and developed in partnership with ORN, summarizes pregnant individuals receiving MOUD treatment that were seen by medical toxicology physicians around the United States and reported to the ToxIC Core Registry. Download the full report here: https://bit.ly/47lFXmR #OpioidResponseNetwork #AmericanCollegeofMedicalToxicology #OpioidUseDisorder #MOUD

It's wonderful to see one of our recent sites thriving! Our work at Bridge funded through the Opioid Response Network is clearly be putting to good use! Congratulations Robert Tanouye, MD, MBA, Dziwe Ntaba, and Christopher McMenemy - and all the team at University of Minnesota Medical Center that have been working so hard to get this off the ground to support the needs of the community! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽