Resources for Physicians

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American Medical Association

• Resources from AMA Opioid Task Force
• End the Epidemic

National ACEP

• Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Prescribing of Opioids for Adult Patients in the Emergency Department 
• Policy Statement: Naloxone Prescriptions by Emergency Physicians

Ohio State Medical Association

• Smart Rx

Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team

• Ohio Emergency and Acute Care Facility Opioids & Other Controlled Substances (OOCS) Prescribing Guidelines
• Ohio’s Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS)

Ohio Board of Pharmacy

• Documentation Requirements for Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain 

Ohio Department of Health

• Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) – Community-based overdose education and naloxone distribution program
• Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)

Ohio State Medical Board

• “RED FLAG” Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse 

Addiction Policy Forum

• Hospital Toolkit – Resources, tools, and best practices for EM to address addiction

Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention

• AddictionResource
• American Society of Addiction Medicine

Providers Clinical Support System

• Free medication-assisted therapy (MAT) training sessions

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

• Rx Drug Abuse Educational Video Series