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Resources
The Measurable Impacts of Investing in Harm Reduction
Measurable Impacts of Harm Reduction
Michigan Pain Clinic Provider & Patient Resources
Intended resource materials for providers and patients affected by the Michigan Pain Clinic Closure.
- Education for Providers.
- Epic Smart Phrase.
- Inheriting Patients Policy March 2023.
- Michigan Pain Clinic - Patients to PCPs.
- Opioids for Chronic Pain Documentation Guide - April 2023.
- Michigan Pain Clinic Patient Resource.
- Michigan Pain Clinic Patient Resource (2).
- Michigan Pain Clinic Provider Resource.
Printable Resources
Benefits of Syringe Service Programs (color)
Benefits of Syringe Service Programs (black and white)
Hepatitis C is Curable (color)
Hepatitis C is Curable (black and white)
Hepatitis C Testing & Treatment (color)
Hepatitis C Testing & Treatment (black and white)
Fentanyl Test Strip Resources
Originally intended for urine drug tests, fentanyl testing strips are being used as an off-label harm reduction approach to test the presence or absence of fentanyl and many fentanyl analogs (very closely related drugs) in the unregulated drug supply. - Harm Reduction Coalition
Findings and Considerations from San Francisco (Please read prior to using or distributing test strips)
BTNX Harm Reduction - Test strip supplier and extensive resource catalogue
Full-Page Test Strip Instructions
Quarter-Page Test Strip Instructions
Quarter-Page Test Strip Meth-Specific Instructions
Sticker-Size Instructions (does not contain meth-specific instructions)
MDHHS / Vital Strategies Technical Assistance Webinar Series
MDHHS has partnered with Vital Strategies, a public health organization supporting technical assistance and capacity-building projects to reduce overdose deaths in Michigan, in hosting a series of monthly webinars offering virtual technical assistance for syringe service programs. If you are interested in learning more about SSP or in joining these webinars, email MDHHS-SyringeAccess@michigan.gov You can find the recordings here:
- May 27, 2020 -Training and Supporting Harm Reduction Staff (Password: 7J!lq=1G) (PowerPoint)
Harm reduction and direct services workers in caring professions are exposed daily to structural violence and experiences of vicarious trauma, which if not identified and addressed proactively by organizations can lead to workforce burnout and compassion fatigue. In this online training we will:
- Explore positive and negative impact of stress on ourselves.
- Share stress reduction techniques to try on and off shift.
- Reflect on how we can engage in sustaining community to care for each other.
- Discuss how community care supports our work in harm reduction or other social justice fields.
MDHHS Trainings
- Harm Reduction 101 (Feb. 22nd, 2021) - This training focuses on the evidence base of Harm Reduction and the need for, and history of it, in Michigan. This training also features a demonstration of safer substance use supplies.
- Syringe Service Program Implementation (Feb. 22nd, 2021) - The syringe service programs 101 training focuses on the specifics of implementing and operating a program in Michigan.
- Access to Clean Syringes - CDC Archives.
- Syringe Services Program.
- CDC HIV and Injection Drug Use: Syringe Services for HIV Prevention.
- Syringe Service Programs and Exposure to Liability Learn more on what the liability and other legal considerations are associated with implementing an SSP.
- Harm Reduction 101 and Safer Drug Use 101.
- Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug Users.
- Michigan OPEN Safer Injection Pocket Guide.
Michigan Resources
- Viral Hepatitis.
- MDHHS Telehealth Hepatitis C Treatment Program - MDHHS now offers a Telehealth Hepatitis C Treatment Program, our Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) staff ensure that evaluation and treatment are easily accessible. Download the referral form and securely fax it to 517-763-0490 or reach out to MDHHS-NPViralHep@Michigan.gov for more information.
- Opioids.
- Diabetes.
Free, Low-Cost, or Income-Based Healthcare
- Free and Affordable Health Clinics in Michigan.
- Find Health Centers in Michigan.
- Apply for Medicaid in Michigan.
Sharps/Needle Disposal Information
Medication Disposal Programs