Resources
Featured Resource – ALBERTA ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR EXTENDED RELEASE INJECTABLE BUPRENORPHINE:
Because supporting information and resources on administering injectable buprenorphine is not yet readily available, the following information on injectable buprenorphine, also known as SublocadeTM, can be found at the following links:
Please note, the ACFP has no affiliation with Indivior and the inclusion of the following resources is not an endorsement of Indivior but the application of injectable buprenorphine.
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For more information about chronic pain and substance use disorder, check out the resources below.
Alberta Health Services
Canadian Mental Health Association
METAPHI – Mentoring, Education, and Clinical Tools for Addiction: Primary Care – Hospital Integration
Methamphetamine Client Transitions to Primary Care
- Hospital to Primary Care Pathway
- Detoxification/Recovery Centre to Primary Care Pathway
- Attachment Protocol
National Overdose Response Service (NORS)
- NORS is an overdose prevention hotline for Canadians providing loving, confidential, nonjudgmental support for you, whenever and wherever you use drugs.
PEER – Patients Experience Evidence Research
- Managing Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care – PEER Simplified Guideline
- Opioid Use Disorder Primary Care Pathway
- PEER Simplified Decision Aid: Osteoarthritis Treatment Options in Primary Care
- PEER Pain Calculator
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Rx Files
- Opioids: Questions About Opioids and Answers That May Surprise You
- Cannabis: Questions About Cannabis and Answers That May Surprise You
- Questions About Injecting Drugs and the Answers That May Surprise You
- Questions About Buprenorphine – Naloxone and the Answers That May Surprise You
Opioid Use Disorder – Telephone Consultation For physicians and teams seeking advice prescribing opioid agonist therapy (OAT) such as buprenorphine/naloxone and methadone
- NORTH of Red Deer – call 1-800-282-9911 or 1-780-735-0811
- SOUTH of Red Deer – call 1-800-661-1700 or 403-944-4486
Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP) Medication Management, Addiction Counseling and more via Telehealth Toll Free: 1-844-383-7688 E-Referral Advice Addiction, Medicine, and Mental Health – Opioid Agonist Therapy Non-urgent, physician to physician advice (response within 5 days)