Policymakers and community leaders play an important role in addressing opioids in our communities. This page highlights the most recently added resources specifically targeting elected and appointed government officials and staff members, members of the law enforcement community and first responders, and employees and volunteers of organizations. These resources, identified with orange tiles, include policy roadmaps, implementation guides, toolkits, education materials, sample legislation and other materials that can help you design and implement effective programs to prevent and address the consequences of opioid crisis.
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This report from the National Council on Behavioral Health provides policy makers with an overview of substance use disorder prevention models and strategies. The report also includes a list of resources to access additional information and provides examples of evidence-based prevention programs endorsed by SAMHSA. Funding Source: Unknown
This 2 page information guide explains the importance of collaboration between behavioral health providers including substance use disorder treatment providers and child welfare. The guide from the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare provides facts and statistics about the impact of the addiction crisis on child welfare and
This 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study looked at data to identify counties in the United States that were vulnerable to HIV or hepatitis C outbreaks in persons who inject drugs. The study identified 220 counties in 26 states with heightened vulnerability to HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks and encouraged state and local health departments to implement prevention strategies.
A 2018 guide for state and local health departments on how to manage HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks among people who inject drugs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes guidance on how to prepare for an outbreak, how to detect an outbreak, how to manage a public health investigation, and how to manage a multi-agency outbreak response. Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This 2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention summarizes all federal agency guidance related to preventing HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis in persons who use drugs and recommends implementing integrated prevention strategies in the community and treatment facilities. Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This manual outlines the process of developing an overdose prevention and education program in community settings including substance use disorder treatment facilities. The guide describes how to incorporate overdose prevention education into existing programs and provides detailed information on how to develop and manage a take-home naloxone program.
Experience has shown that traditional syringe exchange programs (SEP) do not reach all injection drug users, so staff members of SEPs in New York City developed a peer-delivered syringe exchange model. This toolkit provides examples of policies and procedures, provides a check list of considerations for program implementation, and offers advice for people considering creating a peer-delivered SEP in their community. Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A 2012 publication from the Harm Reduction Coalition which compiles articles and stories with a focus on preventing and treating hepatitis C infection in persons who inject drugs. The articles propose policy interventions communities can adopt and provide first person narrative stories from people with personal knowledge of hepatitis C, injection drug use, and harm reduction.
Before 2007, Congress prohibited Washington, D.C. from using municipal funds to operate a syringe exchange program (SEP). The prohibition was lifted in 2008 and the city initiated a SEP. This study shows that following implementation of the SEP program, injection drug use related HIV infections declined significantly, indicating that SEPs are an effective strategy to reduce HIV infection in populations who inject drugs. Funding Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
This 2016 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Health Hazard Evaluation Program looked at needle-stick injuries (NSIs) and exposure to bloodborne pathogens among law enforcement officers in a City of Ohio. The report compiles information about NSIs and blood exposure events experienced by law enforcement officers in the city