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How Can the Opioid Response Network Help You?
Greetings,

Many of you may be familiar with the Opioid
Response Network. If not, read on!

The Opioid Response Network (ORN) is a
SAMHSA initiative created as part of the
STR-TA grant awarded to the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and a large coalition of national professional organizations. ORN provides free technical assistance (training, education, and resources) for the prevention, treatment and recovery of opioid use disorder.

Since the grant launched in May 2018, ORN
has received more than 1,100 requests and
impacted as many as 36 million people in all
U.S. states and nine territories. More than
800,000 of your colleagues have benefited
from ORN activities.

Local teams respond to requests for education and training from state agencies, healthcare organizations, individuals, patients, administrators, most anyone to address their specific local needs. Below are some examples of requests made last month:

Arkansas: An organization requested evidence-based resources and slide decks on the affect of stigma on the willingness to seek treatment; the affect of stigma on success in
treatment and recovery; stigma on MAT; addiction as a disease.

Idaho: A wellness center requested training on the use of naloxone (Narcan®), used to
counter the effects of an opioid overdose, following two overdose events at their clinic.

Massachusetts: Several Opioid Treatment Programs are seeking training in integrating
buprenorphine into their operations.

North Carolina: Training for a clinic's counseling team on the latest evidence-based
practices for OUD treatment as part of ongoing recovery-oriented treatment.

Tennessee: Home visiting organization requested training on understanding addiction and
recovery; reducing stigma toward pregnant and parenting women with OUD; comfort
measures for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.
If you would like to sumbmit a request for training or education from the Opioid
Response Network:

  • Go to www.OpioidResponseNetwork.org
  • At the top right corner, click on "Send a Request"
  • Complete a technical assistance (TA) request form
  • Within one business day, a technical transfer specialist (TTS) will contact you to get more information about your request.
  • Once approved, the request will be forwarded to the TTS designated for your region to schedule a call to speak with you to learn more about what you need. 

It really is that simple!
Emergency Room Physicians Overcoming Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is working to address barriers to treating opioid use disorder in emergency departments across the country. ACEP, an ORN partner, has developed new trainings, podcasts and a mobile app.

The educational projects created by ACEP for ORN are born from a survey developed and issued at the beginning of the project. “We asked our emergency room physicians why they are not, broadly, using FDA approved medications to treat opioid use disorder. We found that they were not familiar with the medications, their side effects, and there was confusion about whether or not a waiver was needed to prescribe,” explained Mari Houlihan, ACEP ORN Grants Coordinator.

Emergency room physicians, Eric Ketcham, MD, FACEP and Kathryn Hawk, MD, MHS, discussed takeaways from the survey on ACEP Frontline podcast. “We’re the ones engaging with patients with opioid use disorder when they’re really at their worst. We have this opportunity to engage with a very captive audience, treat them more effectively and compassionately when they’re in withdrawal and make a bridge into treatment,” said Dr. Ketcham.

Together we CAN make a difference!
If you would like to sign up for ORN's newsletters please contact [email protected] with the subject line: Please add me to the ORN Newsletter.

[email protected] 401 270-5900
www.OpioidResponseNetwork.org
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 6H79TI080816 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.