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Dec
29
0 comments Tags: Addiction, Massachusetts Consultation Service for Treatment of Addiction and Pain, MCSTAP, pain, substance use disorder
One of the NER’s Year 5 funded grant recipients is the Massachusetts Consultation Service for Addiction and Pain or MCSTAP (https://mcstap.com/) for short. MCSTAP’s goal is to help primary care providers increase their capacity for and comfort in using evidence-based practices to screen, diagnose, treat and manage the care of patients with chronic pain,… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Funded Project, Public Health
Sep
04
0 comments Tags: Addiction, drug addiction, International Overdose Awareness Day, National Recovery Month, opioid addiction, recovery, substance use disorder, SUD
Structure and community connection are two key elements that most individuals challenged with substance use disorder rely on to maintain their recovery. COVID-19 and the physical distancing and quarantine measures required to prevent the virus from spreading, has contributed to a spike in the number of overdoses from opioids during the last… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health
May
04
0 comments Tags: Addiction, continuing education credits, NNLM eduction, NNLM webinars, recovery, substance use disorder, substance use disorder education
Has being able to work from home or being quarantined given you time to take advantage of some additional educational opportunities? The NNLM has many webinars and Moodle classes scheduled in the coming months. If you are a librarian or nurse you may eligible earn CE credits from the Medical Library… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, Public Health, Trainings
Mar
30
0 comments Tags: addiction resources, drug and alcohol addiction resources, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week, NDAFW, substance use disorder, SUD, Teens and Addiction
The first one was ten years ago. Scientists were trying to engage American students in community events so that they would learn what science has taught us about drug use and addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse or better known as NIDA was the sole organization involved with… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Communities of Interest, Patient Engagement, Public Health
Jan
31
0 comments Tags: high school students and addiction, high school students with substance use disorder, recovery, recovery schools, Rockdale Recovery High School, substance use disorder, SUD, Teens and Addiction, Worcester recovery high school
What’s a Recovery High School? Recovery is hard. Even harder is maintaining sobriety as a teenager when you are expected to return to the same school and friends you had while you were addicted. Recovery High Schools can help. These schools can be a safe haven for teens. Recovering students can resume their high… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health, Trainings