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ORDERS 60 SPOT ONE: DR CHRISTINE CALVERT

HELLO, I’M DR. CHRISTINE CALVERT OF CALVERT VETERINARY CENTER.

THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND HEROIN CRISIS HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT PEOPLE ARE NOW
“VET SHOPPING” TO GET AHOLD OF DRUGS THAT SHOULD BE FOR THEIR PET.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT VETS DO TO MAKE SURE MEDICATIONS ARE NOT GETTING
INTO THE WRONG HANDS.

LOOK FOR INCONSISTENT STORIES ABOUT HOW A PET WAS INJURED.

SOMETIMES A PERSON WHO IS ADDICTED WILL EVEN PURPOSEFULLY CAUSE INJURY TO AN

ANIMAL TO GET MEDICATIONS.

BE CAUTIOUS WITH PEOPLE WHO ASK FOR MEDICATIONS BY NAME, SUCH AS TRAMADOL OR
XANAX, OR ASK FOR REFILLS CLAIMING THE PREVIOUS MEDICATIONS WERE LOST OR STOLEN

FINALLY, IF YOU SUSPECT ANIMAL ABUSE, REPORT THE CASE TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND YOUR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

DOCTORS OF ALL KINDS ARE WORKING ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE OPIOID CRISIS.

BE AWARE AS A PRESCRIBER THAT YOU COULD BE FEEDING A HABIT.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SPOT TWO: DR CHRISTINE CALVERT

HELLO, I’M DR. CHRISTINE CALVERT OF CALVERT VETERINARY CENTER.

YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT PEOPLE ARE NOW SEEKING OUT DRUGS TO FEED AN
ADDICTION FROM VETS.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE WE ARE PRESCRIBING FOR A FAMILY PET, AND
NOT HELPING SOMEONE OBTAIN ADDICTIVE DRUGS.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS WE CAN DO AS DOCTORS TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.

FIRST, LIMIT THE QUANTITY OF DISPENSED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES YOU PRESCRIBE.

SECOND, USE NON-OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN IF THE ANIMAL IS NOT IN
EXTREME PAIN.
IF THE PAIN IS IN FACT SEVERE, LIMIT THE PRESCRIPTION TO A SEVEN-DAY SUPPLY OR LESS
AND SCHEDULE A FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT.

FINALLY, CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS SUCH AS LASER THERAPY, PHYSICAL THERAPY

OR ACUPUNCTURE INSTEAD OF OPIOIDS.

PAY ATTENTION AND DON’T END UP SUPPORTING A DRUG HABIT.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SPOT ONE: LISA HILLMAN

HI, MY NAME IS LISA HILLMAN.

MY SON JACOB IS IN LONGTERM RECOVERY FROM AN OPIOD ADDICTION.

AS HIS MOTHER, I TOO, AM IN LONGTERM RECOVERY FROM THE EFFECTS OF HIS

DISEASE.

THERE WAS A TIME WHERE I HID THIS PART OF MY LIFE FROM PUBLIC VIEW.

BUT TODAY, WHEN I LOOK AT JACOB, I AM SO GRATEFUL AND SO PROUD OF THE MAN
HE HAS BECOME.

NOW WE HAVE TO HELP OTHERS.

THAT’S WHY WE’RE IMPLORING PHYSICIANS TO TAKE THE LEAD IN STOPPING THE
OPIOD EPIDEMIC.

HERE ARE THREE SIMPLE STEPS PHYSICIANS CAN TAKE.

FIRST, LOOK FOR SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE USE WHEN TREATING YOUR PATIENTS.

SECOND, KNOW WHAT TREATMENT AND SUPPORT GROUPS EXIST IN YOUR

COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE.

THIRD, REMEMBER THAT FAMILIES SUFFER TOO.

DON’T HESITATE TO SPEAK UP AND SUGGEST THAT PARENTS, SPOUSES AND OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS GET HELP TOO.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SEC SPOT 2 – LISA HILLMAN

HELLO, MY NAME IS LISA HILLMAN.

WHEN MY SON JACOB BECAME ADDICTED TO HEROIN, I WAS SO SHOCKED.

I DIDN’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.

I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT JACOB IS ALIVE AND LONGTERM RECOVERY TODAY.

BUT NOT ALL PARENTS ARE AS FORTUNATE.

WHAT CAN PHYSICIANS DO TO HELP FAMILIES OF THOSE WITH ADDICTION?

FIRST, LOOK FOR THE SIGNS.

IT CAN START YOUNG.

A COMMON PATH FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IS ALOCHOL AND MARIJUANA, THEN PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS LIKE OXYCONTIN.

A HABIT OF ABUSING PILLS CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO A HEROIN USE.

SECOND, UNDERSTAND THAT FAMILIES DEALING WITH ADDICTION ARE SCARED, DESPERATE
AND CONFUSED.

THEY NEED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT JUST LIKE THOSE WITH THE ADDICTION.

TALK TO YOUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

ASK THEM IF THEY NEED HELP.

THIRD, KNOW WHERE TO REFER YOUR PATIENTS - THE RIGHT FACILITIES AND THE BEST
GROUPS TO START THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SPOT ONE: LATOYA NKONGOLO

HI, MY NAME IS LATOYA NKONGOLO.

LEADERSHIP ANNE ARUNDEL IS TEAMING UP WITH ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

EXECUTIVE STEVE SCHUH TO FIGHT THE HEROIN AND OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

WE WANT TO GIVE DOCTORS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO STOP ADDICTION

FROM SPREADING.

WE KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH HEROIN PROBLEMS STARTED OUT WITH A
LEGITIMATE PRESCRIPTION FROM A DOCTOR.

SO HERE’S WHERE YOU COME IN.

LEARN STANDARD DOSAGES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR GIVEN PROCEDURES.

WARN YOUR PATIENTS OF THE DANGER THEY COULD BECOME ADDICTED.

TRACK HOW MUCH YOU PRESCRIBE.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SIGNS OF ADDICTION.

KNOW WHERE TO REFER A PATIENT WHO MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM.

ENTER ANY AND ALL PRESCRIPTIONS INTO THE STATE’S PRESCRIPTION DRUG
MONITORING PROGRAM DATABASE.

TALK TO YOUR PATIENTS ABOUT ANY PAST DRUG USE OR FAMILY HISTORY.

PAY ATTENTION.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SEC SPOT 2 – LATOYA NKONGOLO

HELLO, MY NAME IS LATOYA NKONGOLO.

I’M AN ADDICTIONS THERAPIST AND LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER.

EVERY DAY I SEE THE TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC BEFORE MY VERY EYES.

PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING.

FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT AS MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, WE CAN PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN
BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION.

WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYES AND EARS OPEN.

WE HAVE TO TALK MORE WITH OUR PATIENTS TO MAKE SURE WE DON’T CREATE ANOTHER
USER.

EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

GO TO AACOUNTY.ORG SLASH HEROIN AND READ ABOUT TIPS FOR PRESCRIBERS.

THERE YOU WILL FIND SOME SIMPLE ADVICE ABOUT OPIOID MEDICATIONS.

EVERYONE IN THE MEDICAL FIELD WANTS TO TAKE AWAY THE PAIN, BUT PAIN NEVER KILLED
ANYONE.

HEROIN IS KILLING OUR FRIENDS, OUR LOVED ONES, OUR NEIGHBORS.

STEP UP AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

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DOCTORS ORDERS 60 SPOT ONE: DR JAY PERMAN

HELLO, I’M JAY PERMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE.

THE HEROIN CRISIS HAS CHANGED THE WAY WE APPROACH MEDICINE AS EDUCATORS.

AS WE TRAIN NEXT GENERATIONS OF MEDICAL DOCTORS, PHARMACISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS,

WE HAVE A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO STOP ADDICTION BEFORE IT STARTS.

THE FACT IS, WE KNOW MORE ABOUT OPIOIDS THAN EVER BEFORE.

THIS CRISIS IS PERVASIVE AND INDISCRIMINATE.

WE HAVE ALL BEEN TOUCHED BY IT, AND WE CAN ALL HELP STOP IT.

MANY PEOPLE BECAME ADDICTED TO MEDICATIONS SUCH AS OXYCODONE AND OXYCONTIN

AFTER RECEIVING A LEGITIMATE PRESCRIPTION FROM THEIR DOCTOR.

PUT SIMPLY, WE HAVE TO PAY MORE ATTENTION.

THIS WILL SAVE LIVES.

STEP UP AND GET EDUCATED ON HOW TO STOP THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION.

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DOCTOR’S ORDERS 60 SEC SPOT 2 – DR. JAY PERMAN

HELLO, I’M JAY PERMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE.

WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE STEVE SCHUH, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND LEADERSHIP ANNE ARUNDEL, TO EDUCATE DOCTORS ABOUT
HOW TO STOP HEROIN ADDICTION BEFORE IT STARTS.

AT OUR UNIVERSITY, WE ARE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS TO BE MORE

AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF OVERPRESCRIBING.

WE ARE ALSO PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN RESEARCHING THE ROOT CAUSES AND BEST SOLUTIONS
TO REDUCE ADDICTION.

IF YOU ARE A MEDICAL PRESCRIBER, PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS MESSAGE.

YOUR PATIENTS DEPEND ON YOU TO WARN THEM OF DANGERS, NOT JUST FIX THE PAIN THEY
ARE HAVING.

TELL THEM THAT MISUSE OF OPIOID MEDICATIONS CAN LEAD TO A DOWNWARD SPIRAL TO
HEROIN ADDICTION.

GO TO AACOUNTY.ORG SLASH HEROIN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN STOP ADDICTION
BEFORE IT STARTS.

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