Opioid & Stimulant Use in Rural Montana: From Insight to Education
Opioid And Stimulant Education, Outreach, and Training For Montanans
Rural Opioid Technical Assistance 2018 Grant Project: MSU Extension Rural Health &Safety Education Expansion to Provide Evidence-Based Training on Prescription Opioid Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
(Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA--Grant ended July 31, 2021)
The goal of this grant project was to partner with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, State Targeted Response (STR), State Opioid Response (SOR) recipients and the Montana Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grantees to expand capacity to address opioid use and misuse in Montana. According to a 2013 report by the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, a higher prevalence of prescription opioid use was reported by American Indians than by whites. In response to the growing need to address prescription opioid misuse among American Indians, the following Montana tribes participated in the project: Northern Cheyanne, Fort Belknap, and Fort Peck. This project allowed for expanded efforts to address prescription opioid misuse among pregnant mothers and those caring for elderly populations in rural and tribal communities across Montana.
USDA Rural Health and Safety Education: Educating and Empowering Aging Populations in Rural Montana about Opioid Misuse and Abuse
There were three main goals to this grant:
Goal 1: Gain an understanding of community perceptions and knowledge-level
related to opioid use by working with county Extension Faculty to coordinate six
forums in six rural Montana communities.
Goal 2: Use information obtained from the six forums and an on-line survey targeting 300 adult Montanans to develop Montana-specific materials and provide Technical Assistance Training resources to assist communities in raising awareness of opioid misuse and proper disposal of opioid-based medications.
Goal 3: Collaborate with three rural communities to initiate their own prescription
opioid awareness education to include proper disposal methods.
Focus Groups with Rural Commuities--Summary Available Here
Focus Groups with Tribal Communities--Summary available upon request
2019 Montana Statewide Summary Report--Report Available Here
Strategic Planning with Tribal Commuities--Summary Available Upon Request
Opioid Use Disorder Awareness and Education Toolkit
Community, Parental, and Youth Resources Available Here
Project generated opioid educational materials dessiminatation summary
Public Service Announcements
Thrive for Montana--Free Enrollment Here (an online emotional well-being program)
Medication Disposal Pouches Available Here (while Supplies Last)
Rural Opioid Technical Assistance 2020 Grant Project: MSU Extension Expansion Project to Provide Education, Outreach and Training on Opioid and Stimulant Prevention, Treatment and Recovery for Rural and Native Montana Youth
(Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA--funding period August 31, 2020--August 30, 2022)
The goal of this project is to better understand situations faced by rural and Native youth in Montana related to prescription opioid and stimulant misuse. According to the Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2019 Youth Risk Behavior survey, one in ten highschool students has taken a prescription drug without a doctor's prescription. Sustainable partnerships with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, a State Targeted Response (STR) and a State Opioid Response (SOR) recipient, the Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA), and the Montana Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grantees, allow us to expand the capacity needed to address prescription opioid and stimulant use and misuse among youth in Montana. A significant portion of our work will involve greater outreach and more effective, relevant prevention efforts for Native American youth and young adults.
Focus Groups with Rural High Schools--Summary available here
Focus Groups with Tribal Communities--Summary Available Upon Request
Youth Surveys collected from Rural High Schools--IN PROGRESS
Youth Classroom Educational Presentation and Video -- IN PROGRESS
1st Statewide Technical Assistance Training
Highlighting Evidence-Based Youth Risk Behavior Programming
1st Tribal Technical Assistance Training
Highlighting Youth Behavior Prevention Programs Specific for Youth on and off Tribal Reservations.
2nd Statewide Technical Assistance Training
'It's all in the science' Prevention program and implementation strategies
Prescription Opioid and Stimulant Misuse Prevention Education-Brochure
Opioid and Stimulant-Fact Sheet
SAMHSA Talking to your kids about prescription drug abuse-Brochure
4H-Congress Prescription Opioid and Stimulant 45-minute presentation for youth audiences
Prescription Opioid and Stimulant Education and Awareness: A Presentation for Parents