Australians prescribed opioids
will become addicted1,2
Turn To Help is a website committed to the treatment of opioid dependence. It is designed to help healthcare practitioners access information readily, all in one place.
You may be a GP, nurse practitioner or pharmacist looking to expand your knowledge about opioid dependence or how to treat this chronic condition. You may be managing patients with opioid dependence and are looking for resources to support your clinical practice or to learn more from specialists in the field.
Whatever the reason for visiting, this website covers a wide range of topics from diagnosis and treatment to policies and guidelines on managing opioid dependence.
Opioid dependence is a chronic disease that carries a high risk of unintentional overdose.5
Understand the mechanisms driving opioid dependence and how this puts patients at risk.
Observing patient behaviours, and clinical signs and symptoms can provide clues to opioid dependence.6
Find out how to screen and identify a problem with opioid use.
Validated clinical tools such as DSM-5 help to confirm a diagnosis of opioid dependence.7
Check to see if your patient meets these criteria.
Several different approaches are available to treat opioid dependence.6,8
Navigate the options according to your patients’ needs.
GPs, nurses and pharmacists are ideally positioned to identify and treat opioid dependence in the community.9,10
Learn how to manage opioid dependence for the long term.
Policies and training to prescribe or dispense treatment for opioid dependence varies across states and territories.
Find out what is needed based on where you practice.
Learn more about opioid dependence from experts in addiction medicine. Here you can access educational videos, webinars and podcasts, as well as news and details of upcoming events. Also available are patient and prescriber resources to support management in practice.
