The National Children of Addiction (NACoA) website provides resources for families and professionals to address issues related to parental substance use. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Addiction
Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Tools to Build Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities
The Rural Community Toolbox website, created by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, provides resources to fight addiction in rural communities. The toolbox provides information about funding opportunities and technical assistance offered by 16 federal departments and agencies. Continue reading
Rural Community Toolbox Fact Sheet
This 2-page fact sheet details the Rural Community Toolbox produced by the Office of National Drug Control Policy. This fact sheet explains the resources included in the toolbox and explains the toolbox development process. Continue reading
The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African-American Population: An Urgent Issue
The opioid crisis has affected Black/African American communities in the United States. This report includes data on the prevalence of opioid use and the rate of overdose death in this population, a discussion of the contextual factors that impact the opioid crisis in these communities including lack of access to early intervention and treatment, Continue reading
How Community Health Centers are Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
This case study profiles how a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in New York provides integrated medical and behavioral health care services for individuals with opioid addiction. Continue reading
What is Addiction?
This website from Addiction Policy Forum provides a brief overview of the science of addiction. The web page includes a 4 minute video explaining the science of addiction for all audiences, and a link Continue reading
Bexar County NAS Collaborative
The Bexar County, Texas Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) collaborative works to improve outcomes for mothers and infants affected by substance use disorder. Continue reading
Intersection of Pain and Addiction
This 6 minute video titled “Intersection of Pain and Addiction” from a clinician at Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction describes how addiction often develops after treatment for pain, how individuals with substance use disorder experience pain differently, and how important it is to treat pain in individuals with current SUD or a history of SUD. Continue reading
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Guidance for Clinicians
This 5 page guide from the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine for clinicians provides strategies for working with patients with addictions during the Covid-19 public health emergency. Continue reading
Ohio Chamber of Commerce Opioid Toolkit
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce created this toolkit for businesses to assist them in addressing opioid-related issues. The toolkit includes a free, online course on how to create a “best practice” drug free workplace with 5 components: Continue reading