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MONTHLY | June 2019
Maryland Addiction Consultation Service provides phone consultations, education, training, and support to primary care and specialty prescribers in addressing the needs of their patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain management.
1-855-337-MACS (6227) |  www.marylandMACS.org  |  tsommer@som.umaryland.edu
Upcoming events.
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Webinar: It still hurts! Treating Pain in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder ​
Thursday, June 13 | 12 - 1 pm
Presented by MACS Consultant, Mark Bicket, MD
This event is online and can be streamed from any computer or mobile device.
Friday, June 21 - Saturday, June 22, 2019
The MACS Team will be tabling. Stop by to say hi and learn about our services!
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S ave the date: MACS webinar
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August 13, 2019 | 12 - 1 pm
Presented by MACS Consultant, Christopher Welsh, MD
Details coming soon.
News.
Association of new opioid continuation with surgical specialty and type in the United States

The consequences of opioids—including post-surgical prescriptions—remain a critical public health issue. MACS Consultant, Dr. Mark Bicket and team sought to determine how procedure type and subspecialty group influence new opioid use after procedures.

Do you have questions about addressing the needs of your patients with pain management? Call MACS with pain questions and sign up for our free webinar on treating pain in patients with opioid use disorder. See events section for details.
Addiction and Substance Use Disorders: Tips for Communicating without Stigma

"In the addiction field, we have found that stigma can affect  the treatment people with substance use disorders receive  and even  discourage them from seeking treatment  to begin with. But stigmatizing language isn’t always easy to spot. How do you figure out the appropriate, non-stigmatizing way to speak to the communities you serve?"
Treating opioid addiction in the emergency department

"In a novel approach, ED doctors at several teaching hospitals treat more than overdose symptoms. They start patients on the road to recovery." Dr. Eric Weintraub, MACS Consultant and Medical Director of Psychiatric Emergency Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center, shares why treating patients in the ED is so important.
HOLIDAYS | The MACS line will be closed:
July 4 - Independence Day | September 2 - Labor Day
June Addiction Treatment & Prevention Campaigns
#MACSFactMonday
Each Monday, MACS shares facts about Substance Use Disorders and Chronic Pain Management on social media to spread awareness about addiction and our free services for Maryland prescribers. Connect with us and stay tuned!
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Resources.
The Opioid Misuse Community
Assessment Tool
NORC at the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s USDA Rural Development have created this tool to allow users to map overdose hotspots and overlay them with data that provide additional context to opioid addiction and death.
Map of Opioid Misuse
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