Addiction researchers and treatment providers have increasingly advocated moving away from an acute-care model of treatment to embracing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) which emphasize person-centered and self-directed pathways to recovery with an emphasis on building on the strengths and resilience of individuals, families and communities.
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Addiction’s Impact on Children and Families: Resources for Parents, Grandparents, Children and Youth
Research has shown that having a close family member with a history of addiction is a risk factor for substance use and for developing a substance use disorder. In this collection, we feature resources that provide education about addiction, support for coping when a family member has an addiction, and selected resources designed to help prevent the development of substance use disorder in children and youth.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
TN-ROCS Enhancement and Evaluation Project
Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance - U.S. Department of Justice
The linked grant award announcement provides additional information Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program’s (COSSAP) grant for the Tennessee Recovery Oriented Compliance Strategy (TN ROCS) initiative.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Patients & Caregivers
Farm Town Strong
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation & National Farmers Union
Farm Town Strong provides resources to assist farm and ranch communities address the opioid crisis from the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Farmers Union. The website includes results of a survey describing farm and ranch community perceptions of the opioid crisis as well as links to informational and support hotlines, a substance use disorder treatment locator, information about prevention and safe mediation disposal.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Building an Organizational Culture That Values Law Enforcement Diversion – Webinar Presentation
Source: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)
This presentation slide deck accompanied a COSSAP webinar on building an organizational culture that values pre-arrest diversion, which can be found at https://iir.adobeconnect.com/p75fqqupxzsw/?html-view=false&proto=true.
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Payers & Providers
Patients & Caregivers
Selected Papers of William L. White
Source: Selected Papers of William L. White
This website contains the collected works of noted addiction and recovery researcher William L. White. It contains more than 300 articles, 20+ recovery tools, book and book chapters, and transcripts of more than 100 interviews with addiction treatment and recovery leaders. This repository has material on such topics as recovery advocacy, recovery oriented systems of care, and recovery management. Funding Source: Unknown
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Building an Organizational Culture That Values Law Enforcement Diversion
Source: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)
This 3 page guide discusses building an organization culture that values law enforcement diversion programs for individuals with substance use disorders. The guide defines 3 key elements for creating a culture within law enforcement agencies that supports and values pre-arrest diversion programs:
Policymakers & Community Leaders
Drug Overdoses: An Interactive Table of Overdose Deaths by Select Drugs in the U.S. from 1999-2017
Source: National Safety Council
This website presents an interactive data chart on drug overdoses in the United States from the National Safety Council. Users can compare data on overdoses over time (1999-2017), by drug type, age, and gender.
Patients & Caregivers
Medication-Assisted Treatment Options for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Source: Center for Evidence-based Policy
This 2 page information guide explains the medication assisted treatment (MAT) options for treating opioid use disorder. Intended for patients and their caregivers, it includes information on MAT options, how they work, how to access the medications,, and additional information for patients to consider when selecting a MAT option with their health care provider. Funding Source: Consumer and Prescriber Education Grant Program, National Association of Attorney Generals
Payers & Providers
Opioid Safety for Hospital Clinicians
Source: UMASS-TOX
This website from the University of Massachusetts’s Division of Medical Toxicology contains several training videos on opioid safety for hospital providers. The 5 instructional videos are intended to educate providers on common pitfalls and evidence-based strategies for safe administration of opioids in the inpatient, hospital setting.