Opioid Misuse and Addiction Resources in Multiple Languages
In response to the current opioid crisis, the National Library of Medicine partnered with Healthy Roads Media to produce a collection of materials that teach people about opioids and opioid misuse. The collection of Opioid Misuse and Addiction Resources has 22 easy-to-read handouts, videos, and audio recordings in English and Spanish.
Opioids
Basics
Pain
Prescription opioid medicines
Opioid pain medication management
What you should know if your child is prescribed opioids for pain
Getting rid of unused opioids
Opioid addiction
What is drug addiction?
Why do people take drugs?
Opioids and the brain
Why do some people become addicted to drugs, while others do not?
The effects of opioid misuse on the body
Fentanyl
Heroin
Prescription opioids and illegal opioids – What is the connection?
Comorbidity or dual diagnosis
Pregnancy and opioids
Drug abuse and adolescents
Stigma and opioids
Opioid treatment
Treatment basics
Medications and behavioral therapies
Drug abuse treatment as part of healthcare
Preventing overdoses and overdose deaths
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Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Consumer Health Health Professionals Public Health Source Type: news
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