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PCSS to Begin Releasing Series of Inspirational and Educational Videos

PCSS, in conjunction with Columbia University, produced a series of inspirational and educational videos. The videos can be used for your personal use or to share with patients. Twice a week, PCSS will release a new video, so stay tuned! This week's video focuses on the importance of using non-stigmatizing language when treating patients with substance use disorders.

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Live webinar Title: Beyond the Opioids: What Matters Most to People Who Visit Emergency Departments for Pain-Related Complaints Time: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET Date: March 21, 2018 Sponsor: American Society of Pain Management Nursing The webinar will share results from a recent research study which explored relationships between opioid prescribing practices and patient satisfaction scores among patients with high utilization of the emergency department for pain relief [ more ] .

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CDC Launches New Website for Understanding the Effects of Alcohol on Health The CDC launched an online alcohol portal to help consumers better navigate alcohol information. The new portal gives consumers 24/7 access to all of CDC’s alcohol prevention related information and highlights CDC’s key program areas including excessive drinking, impaired driving, underage drinking, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Please share with your patients.

Webinar on Stigma Planned The American Hospital Association, as part of its stigma awareness campaign, is planning a webinar on substance use disorder later this month. Date: March 29 Time: 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. ET More information

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JAMA Effect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Medscape Reducing Collateral Damage in Responses to the Opioid Crisis Pew Charitable Trusts Florida May be Model for Other States in Opioid Crisis New England Journal of Medicine Psychiatry Perspective: Controlling the Swing of the Opioid Pendulum Perspective: Our Other Prescription Drug Problem

PCSS Online Brochure. Please share this link with colleagues: https://goo.gl/G1ay6H

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Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant nos. 5H79TI025595-03, 5U79TI026556-02 and 3U79TI026556-02S1 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.