CASAT Podcast Network Welcome to the NOCE Dose: Opioid Crisis Unplugged The NOCE Dose is a concise and insightful podcast offering a deeper dive into the realities faced by professionals combating the opioid epidemic. Join us as we reconnect with expert panelists from our listening sessions, providing a behind the scenes look at their work and insights into the pressing issues of prevention and diversion, harm reduction, opioid use treatment recovery, and reoccurrence prevention. Each episode will explore prevention and diversion, where we'll learn how to identify early signs of substance use disorder using screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment or SBIRT techniques will understand the importance of, changing the conversation around opioid use disorder and discover effective communication strategies and community based initiatives that help shift public perceptions. We'll gain insights into diversion programs and the critical collaboration between healthcare professionals and the judicial system from expert staff, care coordinators, and diversion programmers. We'll also explore harm reduction where we delve into the real world experience with fentanyl test strip education, overdose, emergency preparedness, and promoting safe use, storage, and disposal of medications. We'll hear from law enforcement, EMTs, coalition chairs, and public health officials about community wide efforts to reduce the risk associated with opioid use and promote harm reduction strategies. We'll dive into the world of opioid use treatment. We'll explore the various medications used for treating opioid use disorder and their impact on improving treatment outcomes. We'll discover health care coverage options, supporting diverse pain management modalities, and the importance of collaboration among primary care providers, healthcare practitioners, behavioral health professionals, and addiction treatment center staff. We'll gain a comprehensive understanding of, integrated care for individuals with opioid use disorder. We'll journey down recovery and recurrence prevention well address the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and its impact on treatment accessibility well learn strategies to challenge and reduce stigma, fostering recovery friendly environments in workplaces and communities. And together, we'll gain knowledge of evidence based reoccurrence prevention techniques and strategies for supporting sustained recovery from substance use disorder. The NOCE Dose podcast explores the opioid crisis from those on the front lines. Tune in to the NOCE Dose: Opioid Crisis Unplugged for a compelling and informative exploration of the opioid crisis from those on the front lines, bringing you closer to the people and the practices making a difference. Thank you for listening to the NOCE Dose: Opioid Crisis Unplugged. We hope you found this episode compelling and informative. We ask that you please share this episode with your friends and colleagues and if you want to learn more, please visit our website at nvopioidresponse.org The NOCE Dose podcast is brought to you by the Nevada Opioid center of Excellence, or NOCE. NOCE is dedicated to developing and sharing evidence informed training and offering technical assistance to professionals and community members m alike. Whether you are a care provider or a concerned community member, NOCE provides resources to support those affected by opioid use. Funding for this activity was made possible in whole or in part by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Director's Office, through the Fund for a Resilient Nevada. CASAT Podcast Network This podcast has been brought to you by the CASAT Podcast Network, located within the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies, a part of the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno. For more podcast information and resources, visit casat.org.