Digital platforms provide an engaging approach to educate young adults on issues related to substance use prevention and recovery. Recently, a group of clinicians developed the “CARRY Narcan©” iBook, an educational tool for clinicians to use in opioid overdose prevention programs and inpatient addiction treatment settings. “CARRY” stands for: Call 911, Administer Naloxone, Rescue Breathing, Recovery Position, You can save a life. The iBook content includes three main sections: how to recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, how to prevent an opioid overdose, and how to respond to an opioid overdose event. In a preliminary study, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of this tool towards educating individuals on content in these three areas. Individuals (n=49) attending an opioid overdose prevention program completed a 34-question knowledge survey before and after a trained clinician delivered the 1-hour program using the iBook. The iBook program appeared to significantly increase participant’s knowledge related to opioid overdose prevention (from a mean test score of 21.7/34 to 27.6/34). Additional preliminary studies demonstrated that clinicians could easily adapt and successfully deliver the 1-hour iBook program to individuals in an inpatient group setting while obtaining a high level of treatment fidelity. Take Away: This iBook potentially provides a new educational tool for use in opioid prevention and recovery programs. We directly contacted the authors and determined that this iBook is not currently available for public use, but may become available after completing additional studies evaluating its effectiveness. The authors welcome any new collaborators to aid in further evaluating the iBook’s effectiveness at various sites and institutions. If you are interested in collaborating with this group, please contact the manuscript’s first author.

 

Clark, A., Winstanley, E. L., Martsolf, D. S., & Rosen, M. (2016). Implementation of an inpatient opioid overdose prevention program. Addictive behaviors, (53), 141-145.