Oregon law required the Oregon Alcohol & Drug Policy Commission to develop a comprehensive addiction recovery strategic plan and Oregon Recovers, a community organization dedicated to creating a recovery-based, continuum of care for treating addiction, provided recommendations
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Building a Recovery-Ready Ecosystem in Oregon
Source: Robert D. Ashford
These slides from a presentation on building a recovery-ready ecosystem in Oregon describe central concepts of recovery such as Recovery Oriented Systems of Care and Recovery Ready Communities. Using the example of Oregon, the presentation offers recommendations on creating recovery
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
This 2016 comprehensive report includes detailed information on the prevalence of substance use and misuse in America, an overview of the science of addiction, information about the continuum of care from prevention through treatment to recovery, and a discussion of how health systems are changing to meet the growing need for addiction services.
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids
Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
This 2018 “Spotlight on Opioids” report from the US Surgeon General includes information about the prevalence of opioid use disorder in America, discusses the neurobiology of opioid addiction, describes the continuum of care for treatment and recovery, and provides a list of key federal resources.
Continuing Care: A Parent’s Guide to Your Teen’s Recovery from Substance Abuse
Source: Treatment Research Institute and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
This 2014 guide from the Treatment Research Institute and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids provides advice to parents and caregivers on how to best support their children after the completion of substance use disorder treatment. The guide has 4 sections: explaining the need for continuing
Tribal Policy Development for Substance Abuse & Opioid Use Disorders
Source: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
This 2019 presentation describes H.R. 6, the SUPPORT Act and how it may help American Indian and Alaska Native communities support substance use disorder prevention and treatment in their communities.
Center on Addiction
Source: Center on Addiction
The Center on Addiction website has resources for policymakers, health care providers, patients, and their families and caregivers on addiction related topics including prevention, treatment, and recovery. In 2019, the Center on Addiction and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids merged and
Addiction Education Society
Source: Addiction Education Society
The Addiction Education Society provides public education for patients, their caregivers, and community leaders about the disease of addiction. Information covered on the site includes the science of addiction, identifying addiction in yourself and in others, and stories of hope and
Madison-Dane County, Wisconsin: A Coordinated Response to Stop the Drug Overdose Epidemic
Source: National Safety Council
The National Safety Council produced this report on the collaborative efforts of stakeholders in Madison-Dane County, Wisconsin to address prescription drug addiction and overdoses in their community. The report describes how the stakeholders implemented 4 strategies aimed at reducing access to prescription
Minnesota’s Plan for the Prevention, Treatment and Recovery of Addiction
Source: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Since 2013, Minnesota has been in process of changing the state’s approach to substance use disorder treatment from an episodic model of treatment to a chronic disease longitudinal systems of care model. This 2018 report builds upon previous recommendations with a focus on workforce development, person