Addiction Medicine Clinical Resources
Real-Time Clinical Advice Phone-Lines
OHSU Addiction Medicine Consult Line
The OHSU Addiction Consult Line provides free, same-day phone consultation to Oregon physicians, advance practice providers, pharmacists and other staff treating addiction. For more information and to access the Consult Line, go to: https://www.ohsu.edu/health/ohsu-addiction-consult-line
Oregon Psychiatric Access Line (OPAL)
The Oregon Psychiatric Access Line (OPAL) provides free, same-day, Monday through Friday, child and adult psychiatric phone consultation to primary care providers in Oregon treating the following populations:
OPAL-K about Kids
OPAL-A about Adults
OPAL-DBP about Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
OPAL is a collaboration between OHSU's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry, the Oregon Pediatric Society (OPS) and the Oregon Council of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (OCCAP).
To read more about the OPAL program or to sign up to get help in caring for your patients, go to https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/child-and-adolescent-psychiatry/oregon-psychiatric-access-line-opal
Recorded ECHO Sessions
Options to Refer Patients for Clinical Care in Oregon
OHA SUD Services Directory by County
Click for Oregon Health Authority’s list of substance use disorder services around the state.
Harm Reduction and Bridges to Care Clinic
The Harm Reduction and Bridges to Care Clinic (HRBR) provides low barrier, on-demand access to medications for addiction treatment to people who are interested in cutting back or stopping their drug or alcohol use. Its team consists of physicians, advance practice providers, a care transitions coordinator and a peer recovery specialist. It accepts any and no insurance.
To read more about its mission or schedule a visit, go to https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/general-internal-medicine/harm-reduction-bridges-care-hrbr
PRIME+ Peer Support
The PRIME+ Peer Program connects certified peer recovery support specialists with people who are at risk of or receiving treatment for overdose, infection, or other health issues related to substance use. Click for the PRIME+ list of peer teams by county in Oregon.
Measure 110 Services
Click for a list of treatment and recovery services across Oregon.
Substance Use Disorders in Jails
ECHO Faculty-Created SUD in Jails Resources List
Download a list of SUD in Jails resources
Oregon Jail Command Council Fall 2023 Meeting
Watch video of the event and access resources
Injectable Buprenorphine Guide
Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
ECHO Faculty-Created SUD in Adolescents Resources List
Download a youth substance use treatment resource list
OHA Youth Substance Use Disorder Programs
Click for the Oregon Health Authority’s list of youth SUD programs. (Expand “Treatment” pull-down to access).
Harm Reduction and Bridges to Care Clinic
Click to access Bridges to Care Clinic, which provides low barrier, on-demand access to medications for addiction treatment, including telehealth Buprenorphine prescribing for adolescents 16-18 years old and for adults: https://www.ohsu.edu/school-of-medicine/general-internal-medicine/harm-reduction-bridges-care-hrbr
Chronic Pain Care
Oregon Pain Guidance toolkit for patients
Access the patient toolkit here
Oregon Pain Guidance toolkit for clinicians
Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
SAMHSA TIP 26: Treating SUD in Older Adults:
Click to access: https://store.samhsa.gov/product/tip-26-treating-substance-use-disorder-older-adults/pep20-02-01-011
New England Journal of Medicine “Substance-Use Disorders in Later Life,” by Susan W. Lehmann, M.D., and Michael Fingerhood, M.D.
Current Treatment Options Psych “Substance Use Disorders in the Geriatric Population: a Review and Synthesis of the Literature of a Growing Problem in a Growing Population,” by Jenny Lin, Mitchell Arnovitz, Nabil Kotbi, Dimitry Francois