Opioid Crisis Response and Resources
The National Drug Help Line has placed 28 states on red alert for increased risk of death from overdose and other drugs. Western states placed on the red flag list include Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. This Alert Released today includes information on studies on COVID 19 and addiction, recommendations from the American Medical Association, Recommendations for Harm Reduction Organizations, and Opioid Abuse and COVID Risks.
The Drug Helpline cited a number of factors contributing to the risk overdose fatalities include reduced access to treatment programs, including emergency departments, lost health care capacities due to staff falling sick, increase social and economic stress, and increased risk of suicide, particularly in individuals addicted to opioids.
As we enter the holiday, the Nevada OD2A Program wants to make you aware of this heightened risk designation and want to remind you of the resources in Nevada to support Nevadans with SUD needs.
Nevada Opioid Response Website Naloxone finder
Crisis Support Services of Nevada
Call: 1-800-273-8255 Text: CARE to 839863
Treatment Connections- Treatment Finder National Drug Helpline
HHS Video Series on Federal Disability Rights Protections that Apply to Some Individuals in Recovery from an Opioid Use Disorder
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), an initiative of HHS and jointly funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF), Children’s Bureau, shares the HHS commitment to protect all people from discrimination — including those in treatment for (or recovering from) substance use disorders (SUDs). To that end, NCSACW has partnered with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to produce a new video series, “Civil Rights Protections for Individuals in Recovery from an Opioid Use Disorder.”
This five-part series explains the application of federal disability rights laws to child welfare programs and activities, discusses protections that apply to some individuals in recovery from an OUD, provides an overview of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and addresses common misconceptions about MAT as a treatment approach.
Two pre-recorded civil rights webinars: The first video provides foundational information on the application of federal disability rights laws to child welfare programs and activities; the second video explores federal disability rights protections that apply to some individuals in recovery from an OUD.
A motion graphic that provides an overview of MAT and addresses common misconceptions surrounding this treatment approach as they pertain to child welfare practice.
Two animated videos depicting discussions of misconceptions individuals may have about MAT and how federal disability rights laws protect some individuals in recovery from an opioid use disorder.
“These new resources are designed to prevent discrimination from occurring by teaching staff in the child welfare system about their obligations under federal civil rights laws and how to carry them out in practical ways,” said HHS OCR Acting Director Robinsue Frohboese. “By joining with our HHS partners to produce this training, we are advancing the dual goals of preventing discrimination and providing families with needed supports.”
The series is now available on the NCSACW page as well as other HHS sites including OCR’s Child Welfare and Opioids pages, Opioids.gov webpage, and SAMHSA’s YouTube channel.
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NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training, and technical assistance to child welfare, dependency court, and substance use treatment professionals to improve the safety, permanency, well-being, and recovery outcomes for children, parents, and families. Reach us via email ncsacw@cffutures.org or visit our website: https://ncsacw.samhsa.gov/.