CHANGE the SCRIPT PREVENTION, TREATMENT, and RECOVERY for people facing PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE and ADDICTION PREVENTION TREATMENT RECOVERY You can stop opioid misuse and Effective methods are available. Get the support you need. addiction before it starts. Ask about non-opioid approaches to pain relief. Never change your dosoge or stop medication without talking to your health care provider first. Know the hazards of drug interactions, including alcohol. A pharmocist can help if you have questions. Never use another patient's prescription. Store all prescription drugs including opioids- safely and securely. More than 50% of opioid misuse originates with excess pills being used Medication Tapering involves working with your by others who have access to the prescription drugs. Properly dispose of prescription medications period of time. when you are finished using them. Medication Assisted Treatment combines medication with behavioral counseling for a "whole patient" approach. Extended-release medications eliminate the need for daily dosing and improve treatment. "Pain" can be emotional or a sign of a mental health condition, and many people with opioid abuse problems suffer from depression or other mental health issues that can be treated. Join with others who are facing the same situation. 12-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous are proven to help. Build a support system. This means asking for help from people you can trust. Avoid high-risk situations. Avoid people you know who misuse opioids and ofher drugs. Set boundaries around your recovery and enforce them. Have strategies for avoiding a return to use. Know the signs. Have someone to call. Know how to distract yourself for 15-30 minutes. Leam how to relax. Do your recovery in smal chunks of fime. Access resources online. doctor to decrease your dosoge gradually over a DPH IT'S WORTH IT. Go to drugfreect.org to access a range of resources. dmhas www.ct.gov/dmhas itswerthitguiford.org www.ct.gov/dph This publication is funded in whole by grants from the United States Department of Health ond Human Services (HHS) trough the CT Deportnents of Public Heolth (DPH) and Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Is content are solely the responsi- bility of the oufhors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control ond Prevention, the Substance Abune and Mental Health Services Administration, or HHS CHANGE the SCRIPT PREVENTION, TREATMENT, and RECOVERY for people facing PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE and ADDICTION PREVENTION TREATMENT RECOVERY You can stop opioid misuse and Effective methods are available. Get the support you need. addiction before it starts. Ask about non-opioid approaches to pain relief. Never change your dosoge or stop medication without talking to your health care provider first. Know the hazards of drug interactions, including alcohol. A pharmocist can help if you have questions. Never use another patient's prescription. Store all prescription drugs including opioids- safely and securely. More than 50% of opioid misuse originates with excess pills being used Medication Tapering involves working with your by others who have access to the prescription drugs. Properly dispose of prescription medications period of time. when you are finished using them. Medication Assisted Treatment combines medication with behavioral counseling for a "whole patient" approach. Extended-release medications eliminate the need for daily dosing and improve treatment. "Pain" can be emotional or a sign of a mental health condition, and many people with opioid abuse problems suffer from depression or other mental health issues that can be treated. Join with others who are facing the same situation. 12-step programs such as Narcotics Anonymous are proven to help. Build a support system. This means asking for help from people you can trust. Avoid high-risk situations. Avoid people you know who misuse opioids and ofher drugs. Set boundaries around your recovery and enforce them. Have strategies for avoiding a return to use. Know the signs. Have someone to call. Know how to distract yourself for 15-30 minutes. Leam how to relax. Do your recovery in smal chunks of fime. Access resources online. doctor to decrease your dosoge gradually over a DPH IT'S WORTH IT. Go to drugfreect.org to access a range of resources. dmhas www.ct.gov/dmhas itswerthitguiford.org www.ct.gov/dph This publication is funded in whole by grants from the United States Department of Health ond Human Services (HHS) trough the CT Deportnents of Public Heolth (DPH) and Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Is content are solely the responsi- bility of the oufhors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control ond Prevention, the Substance Abune and Mental Health Services Administration, or HHS