LibGuides: Nursing Resources: Opioid Addiction

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This page offers links to information, tools, and articles about the current opiate addiction crisis.

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The Scope of the Epidemic

About the Epidemic - US Department of Health & Human Services
Statistics on the crisis, links to reports on prescription medication abuse and heroin abuse, and more.
Opioids - Washington State Departement of Health
Many links to useful information, including overdose Prevention, prescribing rules for practitioners, opioid prescription monitoring programs and more.
Opioid Abuse and Addiction - National Library of Medicine
A great place to start: A summary of the problem, latest news, prevention and risk factors and more.
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts (CNN)
Addiction facts, government responses, and more.
Overview of an Epidemic (Centers for Disease Control)
Links to prescription rate maps, drug overdose death data, heroin and fentanyl data and more.
PubMed Articles on the Opioid Epidemic
This link will take you to a list of the latest Opioid epidemic research published in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Database.
Seven Days of Heroin - This is What An Epidemic Looks Like
Pictures and brief text descriptions of Cincinnati's opioid epidemic.
The Opioid Crisis in America - HarvardX Online Course
Free online course on addiction as brain disease, gender differences, age differences and much more.

Treating the Epidemic

Get Naloxone Now
"(A)n online resource to train people to respond effectively to an opioid-associated overdose emergency."
Opioid Dose Calculator
Is a patient taking more than one kind of painkiller? This tool calculates how many Morphine Dose Equivalents they are really getting.
Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention (Washington State)
Links to Washington State executive orders and plans to deal with opioid addiction.
Opioid Prescribing (Washington State)
Information about Washington State laws on opioid prescribing.
Overdose Prevention (Centers for Disease Control)
Links to information on reversing overdoses, improving prescription practices, and more.
Stop Overdose.org
Videos and articles on recognizing and treating opioid overdose, and naloxone providers in Washington state. .
WA State Overdose Prevention and Response Training (Video)
This 8 minute training video "covers overdose risks, the WA State Good Samaritan Law and shows a step-by-step demonstration on what to do in an opioid overdose...."

RTC Resources

Addictions
Call Number: MEDIA 362. ADDICT 2006 V0185
ISBN: 9781557404435
Publication Date: 2006
DVD - 28 minutes - "(V)iews addictions from a holistic perspective - mind, body, and spirit -... "
Addictions - A 14 Part Series
Call Number: MEDIA 616.86 ADDICTI 2006
ISBN: 9780783151625
Publication Date: 2006
An HBO documentary series. "(W)hat addiction really is, what causes it, and how to get the best available treatments."
Dreamland by Sam Quinones
Call Number: 362.293 QUINONE 2015
ISBN: 9781620402528
Publication Date: 2016-04-05
American Pain by John Temple
Call Number: 362.29 TEMPLE 2015
ISBN: 9781493026661
Publication Date: 2016-08-01
Dopesick by Beth Macy
ISBN: 9780316551243
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
"Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America."