This 2010 report provides information about sources of funding for recovery support services in addiction treatment. Authors analyzed available federal and state funding streams for their requirements and highlighted 18 state examples of creative ways of funding recovery support services. The report concludes with
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Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men: Quick Guide for Clinicians
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This summary of a Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) serves as a guide for providers on the specific behavioral health needs of men with substance use disorders.
Pathways to Healing and Recovery: Perspectives from Individuals with Histories of Alcohol and Other Drug Problems
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Authors of this 2010 report convened 4 focus groups and conducted 9 in depth interviews with individuals in recovery to document their perspectives on the process. The report describes many recovery pathways, identifies different terminology used by individuals in recovery, and identifies barriers to and
Prescription Drug Community Action Kit: Survivor Story – Skye
Source: National Safety Council
Skye began her opioid use at age 13 after dental surgery and eventually developed a heroin addiction and a long arrest record. With the help of her family, Skye completed treatment, worked as a peer mentor and overdose prevention counselor, and now is therapist and assistant director of a counseling program that
Prescription Drug Community Action Kit: Survivor Story – Sally
Source: National Safety Council
Sally’s story details her opioid use, which began following dental surgery at 14 and escalated into adulthood until she lost her job and was no longer able to support herself. At age 20, she began 3 years of treatment and relapses and became stabilized and in recovery after joining a methadone treatment program.
Community Listening Forum Toolkit: Taking Action to Support Recovery in Your Community
Source: Faces & Voices of Recovery
Between 2010 and 2011, Voices and Faces of Recovery hosted community listening forums in 4 states to identify barriers individuals face in accessing recovery services in their communities. They produced this toolkit to help others host forums in their own states or communities. It includes a checklist of steps for organizing and promoting the
Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative
Source: Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative
The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI) helps police departments create non-arrest pathways to substance use disorder treatment and recovery like the ANGEL program in Gloucester, Massachusetts. PAARI works with over 400 police departments in 32 states and helps communities customize
Operation HOPE: Heroin-Opiate Prevention Effort
Source: Scarborough Maine Police Department
This is the website for the Scarborough, Maine police department’s Operation HOPE program where people with opioid use disorder can ask the police department for help and department staff will assist them in getting treatment. The website includes program policies, a list of frequently asked questions, and numerous videos.
Gloucester Police Department ANGEL Program
Source: Gloucester Police Department
This is the website for the Gloucester, Massachusetts Police Department’s ANGEL program where people with substance use disorder can ask the police department for help and department staff will assist them in getting treatment. People will not be arrested, jailed or charged with a crime. The website includes links to the program’s official policy as well as letters of support from area law enforcement and other organizations.
New Studies Clarify Risk Factors for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
This report summarizes findings from two studies from 2017 that looked at risk factors associated with the development of neonatal withdrawal syndrome (also known as neonatal abstinence syndrome) in babies born to mothers with opioid use disorder. Published in the National Institute on Drug Abuse research notes.