Opioid Recovery Program (ORP) : Port Hawkesbury and Antigonish areas
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37610
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Eastern Zone. Opioid Recovery Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2298
- Available Online
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The Opioid Recovery Program (ORP) is for people who are addicted to opioids. We provide: opioid maintenance therapy (methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone), programs in physical health (like the Chronic Pain Clinic, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy) and mental health (like the Recovery Support Program, addictions counselling). This pamphlet explains how to access the ORP, what will happen after you talk to the MHA Intake Service, how to get ready for your first appointment and what to brin…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Eastern Zone. Opioid Recovery Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (12 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Methadone - therapeutic use
- Buprenorphine - therapeutic use
- Naloxone - therapeutic use
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Methadone hydrochloride
- Buprenorphine
- Naloxone
- Abstract
- The Opioid Recovery Program (ORP) is for people who are addicted to opioids. We provide: opioid maintenance therapy (methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone), programs in physical health (like the Chronic Pain Clinic, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy) and mental health (like the Recovery Support Program, addictions counselling). This pamphlet explains how to access the ORP, what will happen after you talk to the MHA Intake Service, how to get ready for your first appointment and what to bring, what will happen at your first appointment, treatments that might be prescribed, how often you will have to attend the ORP clinic, how long it may take to stabilize your medication dose, treatment length, and how you will know when you are recovered. Information about interactions with other medications and possible side effects is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Opioid Recovery Program, Port Hawkesbury and Antigonish areas, Eastern Zone
- Pamphlet Number
- 2298
