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The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.
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Resources for Medical and Care Providers
Florida Department of Health in Marion County
- 352-629-0137
- Info.Marion@FLHealth.gov
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Mailing Address
1801 SE 32nd Avenue
Ocala, FL 34471-5532
Health care providers play several important roles in responding to the opioid epidemic. Recognizing if a patient may be misusing substances, connecting clients to care, and preventing misuse are all common roles that providers may play.
General Resources
- Naloxone providers in Florida
- SAMHSA Substance Use Treatment Locator
- Overdose prevention for health care providers
- Polysubstance overdose
Pregnancy and Opioid Use
- Overview - Opioid use and pregnancy
- Training - Opioid use and pregnancy
- Linking mothers and babies to services: plans of safe care
Pain Management
Training Series for Providers
- 2022 Clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain
- Managing pain and treating opioid use disorder in the emergency department
- Opioid use and pregnancy
- Tapering
- Assessing and addressing opioid use disorder
- Buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder
- Motivational interviewing
- Nurse's role in integrated pain management
Provider Toolkits
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
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