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    This document outlines recommendations and calls to action to address the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. It recommends increasing access to treatment like methadone and buprenorphine, reducing overdose risk, increasing adherence to prescribing guidelines, expanding access to and tracking of naloxone, increasing data sharing, and raising community awareness of opioid use disorder. It also lists local initiatives and steps communities can take, such as safely disposing of unused medications, educating others, knowing the signs of addiction, having naloxone available, seeking treatment if needed, and breaking the stigma around these issues.

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    This document outlines recommendations and calls to action to address the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. It recommends increasing access to treatment like methadone and buprenorphine, reducing overdose risk, increasing adherence to prescribing guidelines, expanding access to and tracking of naloxone, increasing data sharing, and raising community awareness of opioid use disorder. It also lists local initiatives and steps communities can take, such as safely disposing of unused medications, educating others, knowing the signs of addiction, having naloxone available, seeking treatment if needed, and breaking the stigma around these issues.

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    This document outlines recommendations and calls to action to address the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. It recommends increasing access to treatment like methadone and buprenorphine, reducing overdose risk, increasing adherence to prescribing guidelines, expanding access to and tracking of naloxone, increasing data sharing, and raising community awareness of opioid use disorder. It also lists local initiatives and steps communities can take, such as safely disposing of unused medications, educating others, knowing the signs of addiction, having naloxone available, seeking treatment if needed, and breaking the stigma around these issues.

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    Canton Call To Action Mental Wellness

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    This document outlines recommendations and calls to action to address the opioid epidemic in Connecticut. It recommends increasing access to treatment like methadone and buprenorphine, reducing overdose risk, increasing adherence to prescribing guidelines, expanding access to and tracking of naloxone, increasing data sharing, and raising community awareness of opioid use disorder. It also lists local initiatives and steps communities can take, such as safely disposing of unused medications, educating others, knowing the signs of addiction, having naloxone available, seeking treatment if needed, and breaking the stigma around these issues.

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    SUBSTANCE

    ABUSE PREVENTION
    The Opioid/Heroin Epidemic
    A CALL TO ACTION - CT
    CTs CORE Team, together with the CT State Alcohol and Drug Policy Council has the following recommendations:

    Strategy 1. Increase access to treatment, consistent with national guidelines, with methadone and buprenorphine.

    Strategy 2. Reduce overdose risk, especially among those individuals at highest risk.

    Strategy 3. Increase adherence to opioid prescribing guidelines among providers, especially those providing prescriptions associated
    with an increased risk of overdose and death.

    Strategy 4. Increase access to and track use of naloxone.

    Strategy 5. Increase data sharing across relevant agencies and organizations to monitor and facilitate responses, including rapid
    responses to outbreaks of overdoses and other opioid-related (e.g., HIV or HCV) events.

    Strategy 6. Increase community understanding of the scale of opioid use disorder, the nature of the disorder, and the most effective
    and evidence-based responses to promote treatment up-take and decrease stigma.
    A CALL TO ACTION LOCAL INITIATIVES
    Take care of our own mental health and that of our friends, family
    and community;
    Become more informed about the signs/symptoms of mental illness
    and addiction; and,
    Know how to better support those struggling with mental illness and
    addiction and the resources available.
    Year of Mental Wellness - Calendar
    A CALL TO ACTION LOCAL STEPS
    PREVENT DIVERSION
    Safely discard all medication that is not being used to treat a current illness or
    condition.
    Local Medication Drop boxes are located in the lobby of the police department,
    and are accessible any time the department is open. No questions asked, just
    drop the unwanted medications in the box and they will be safely and securely
    destroyed.
    Lock up medications that must remain in your home.
    Do not flush or pour unwanted, unused or expired medications down the drain.
    A CALL TO ACTION LOCAL STEPS
    TALK ABOUT IT
    Break the stigma. Share this information with your loved ones, friends, neighbors and
    community.

    SUPPORT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION


    90 percent of Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking,
    or using other drugs before age 18
    25 percent of Americans who began using any addictive substance before age 18 developed an
    addiction, compared to 4 percent of Americans who started using at age 21 or older.
    A CALL TO ACTION LOCAL STEPS
    KNOW THE SIGNS
    Drowsiness, lack of energy
    Pinpoint pupils
    Inability to concentrate, lack of motivation
    Social behavioral changes
    Changes in appearance
    Increased secrecy
    Theft
    Poor decision making
    HAVE NARCAN ON HAND
    A CALL TO ACTION LOCAL STEPS
    SEEK TREATMENT
    If you are concerned, have questions or would like some support on where
    to startreach out help is available. Please visit the resources available
    here tonight.

    Maria Coutant Skinner, LCSW


    Executive Director
    McCall Center for Behavioral Health
    (860)496-2100
    [email protected]

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