Substance Misuse

The Opioid Response Network has local consultants in all 50 states and nine territories to respond to local needs by providing free educational resources and training to [...]

Resources for individuals, First Responders, Providers. Link to resource page - can break out?

A Comprehensive Resource for Families with a Teen or Young Adult Struggling with Opioid Use - Full guide

One page informing parental figures about opioid prescriptions and how they can result in an SUD

DEA Press release about colored pills containing fentanyl

Familial Support resources for those with loved ones who suffer from SUD

The Anthem Foundation funds specific public health-related initiatives that address disparities and social determinants that can positively affect conditions identified through our signature Healthy Generations [...]

At AmerisourceBergen, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures.

"NIH establishes network to improve opioid addiction treatment in criminal justice settings. Ten clinical research centers will address gaps in accessing high-quality care. "

These grants will directly address the employment needs of women affected by the opioid crisis and combat its impact in some of the hardest hit [...]

Speakers from the National Center for Health Statistics will discuss two recently published reports: Unintentional Injury Death Rates in Rural and Urban Areas: United States, [...]

When it comes to maintaining farm safety, one priority is fighting drug addiction. Stephanie Ho has this report. This podcast is from the USDA.

Ehrlich and Anne Hazlitt, senior adviser to the White House on Rural Affairs, heard about PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience), a model developed [...]

The Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic is a one-of-a-kind public-private partnership that comprises government, communities, health systems, provider groups, payers, industry, nonprofits, [...]

Each of the practices described in this supplement have been built and launched by State and local leaders across the country. Practices are listed by [...]

From NPR: Faced with a flood of addicted inmates and challenged by lawsuits, America's county jails are struggling to adjust to an opioid health crisis [...]

An article from STAT titled: Appeals court’s smart move paves the way for opioid addiction treatment in prisons and jails.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports its grantees with resources, technical assistance, and training to integrate behavioral health care services into practice settings [...]

A Charlottesville clinic has become the first in the state to offer a treatment program specifically for pregnant women trying to break opioid addictions before [...]

Article from the StarTribune titled: Opioid epidemic is driving thousands of Minnesota children into foster care.

The flood of children entering the state's care because of the opioid crisis is further straining a system already taxed. Meanwhile, a clinic in Virginia [...]

From CDC: Acute hepatitis C cases more than tripled from 2010 to 2016, with most new hepatitis C infections due to increased injection drug use [...]

This document—from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Rural Opioid Federal Interagency Working Group, and USDA—is guide to the resources that can help make [...]

This story, from NPR, is about a rural county that declared the opioid epidemic to be a life-threatening emergency and the county is now responding [...]

This guide shares insights and expertise from a wide range of stakeholders working to address substance use disorder and related issues in rural communities nationwide.

This information and resource page, from USDA, provides tools, guides, and more related to opioid misuse in rural America.

This tool, from NORC at the University of Chicago, allows researchers, policymakers, journalists, and the general public to create county-level maps illustrating the relationship between [...]

This article, from Filter Magazine, explores how denial of methadone impacts incarcerated people.

This high participative program, from the Self-Management Reserouce Center, provides support for those managing chronic pain.

This website provides educational resources to help prevent the misuse of prescription medications and is provided through a partnership between The Ohio State University College [...]

Extension Opioid Crisis Response Workgroup hosted webinar presented by Courtney Cuthbertson, Michigan State University.

In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, the FBI and DEA have released "Chasing the Dragon: The Life [...]

Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, Warning: This Drug May Kill You offers a harrowing, unflinching look at the deadly [...]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that [...]

At MST Services, we're on a mission to transform the lives of troubled youth and their families. Our approach, Multisystemic Therapy®, is scientifically proven. We'll [...]

Collaboration Multiplier is an interactive framework and tool, from the Prevention Institute, for analyzing collaborative efforts across fields.

Resources from NACoA focused on eliminating the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families.

A set of survey questions consisting of open-ended questions about the community’s attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, etc. about an issue (e.g. substance use, HIV/AIDS) from the [...]

CADCA offers a myriad of short and long-form publications, webinars, podcasts, CADCA TV broadcast shows and toolkits to help you prevent and reduce alcohol, tobacco [...]

CrimeSolutions is a central resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices.

Tobacco cessation is a key component of OSH’s comprehensive approach to prevent and reduce tobacco use. The CDC provides links to cessation references and resources [...]

PIRE is an independent, nonprofit organization merging scientific knowledge and proven practice to create solutions that improve the health, safety, and well-being of individuals, communities, [...]

Training and events from the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network.

Strengthen your prevention efforts by integrating national data; sharing materials and information from other substance misuse prevention programs; and using additional publications and resources from [...]

Substance abuse prevention services are available in all 99 Iowa counties through the Comprehensive Substance Abuse Prevention Grant. Learn more from Your Life Iowa.

Addiction related training and webinars by region from the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.

Training and events from the Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network.

The goal of the SAPST is to develop the basic knowledge and skills needed by substance misuse prevention practitioners to plan, implement, and evaluate effective, [...]

Quick Reference Guide: Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychiatric Association.

The LST Planning Workbook is a tool to help schools and communities understand effective prevention education strategies, conduct a needs assessment of their student population, [...]

Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) is a research-validated substance abuse prevention program proven to reduce the risks of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and violence by targeting the major [...]

SBIRT is an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these [...]

This guide, from NIAAA, is written for individuals, and their family and friends, who are looking for options to address alcohol problems. It is intended [...]

This pocket guide is condensed from the NIAAA Guide, Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide. It was produced in collaboration with [...]

This project seeks to develop and pilot the implementation of a screening tool for opioid risk at American College of Surgeons (ACS) Level I and [...]

Este programa es para adultos en Estados Unidos que hablan español y que están listos para dejar de fumar. Este programa es ofrecido por Smokefree.gov [...]

This texting program is for young adults in the United States who are ready to quit dip. This program is offered by the National Cancer [...]

Today is a great day to quit. Become a smokefree teen with help from smokefree.gov.

This texting program is for pregnant women in the United States who are ready to cut back on cigarettes and quit smoking. This program is [...]

This texting program is for adults in the United States who are ready to quit smoking. This program is offered by the National Cancer Institute’s [...]

This program is for veterans in the United States who are ready to quit tobacco. This program is offered through a collaboration between the Department [...]

The quitSTART app is a free smartphone app from smokefree.gov that helps you quit smoking with tailored tips, inspiration, and challenges.

QuitGuide is a free app from smokefree.gov that helps you understand your smoking patterns and build the skills needed to become and stay smokefree.

Smokefree.gov offers free text messaging programs that give 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips for becoming smokefree and being healthier.

Quitting smoking can be hard. Having a plan makes things a bit easier. Use this tool from smokefree.gov to help.

Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take to improve your health. Learn more with this infographic from the Centers for [...]

The National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines from the Centers for Disease Control.

Tobacco use can lead to tobacco dependence and serious health problems. Quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk of developing smoking-related diseases. Learn more from the Centers for [...]

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth Guide from the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Aligning PROSPER with Local Health Care through Expanded Partnerships and SBIRT: RCT Replication and Extension (Partnerships for Student Success Project) from the Partnerships for Prevention [...]

Expanding the Evidence-Based PROSPER Delivery System to Address the Opioid Epidemic (PROSPER Rx Project) from the Partnerships for Prevention Science Institute.

An RCT of A Family-Centered Ojibwe Substance Abuse Prevention from the Partnerships for Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State University.