Opioids: What You Need to Know provides a comprehensive set of tools that is ideal for educating patients and their families, school faculty and staff, behavioral and mental health professionals, and more.
Opioids features interviews with experts, a timeline of the opioid crisis, information about where individuals can turn for assistance, and insight on assessing use and adapting healthy strategies for hope and healing.
This engaging video consists of the following digestible segments:
1. The Evolution of Opioids 2. The Opioid Crisis 3. Opioid Use Disorder 4. Overdose and Withdrawal Bonus Segment: Medications in Opioid Use Disorder 5. Stigma 6. Prevention 7. Getting Help
The accompanying flash drive contains a facilitator guide which includes background information, preparation instructions, and discussion questions and fact sheets for distribution. These materials help create a dynamic learning experience for one-on-one or group sessions.
Each What You Need to Know volume can be used alone or combined with subsequent volumes. It can also be used to complement a variety of treatment curricula.
The series is ideal for use in a variety of environments, including health care, addiction treatment, mental health treatment, correctional facilities, community groups, and educational settings.
