The National Children of Addiction (NACoA) website provides resources for families and professionals to address issues related to parental substance use.
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Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Tools to Build Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities
Source: Office of National Drug Control Strategy
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.
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Rural Community Toolbox Fact Sheet
Source: Office of National Drug Control Strategy
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.
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The Opioid Crisis and the Black/African-American Population: An Urgent Issue
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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,
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How Community Health Centers are Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund
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.
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What is Addiction?
Source: Addiction Policy Forum
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
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Bexar County NAS Collaborative
Source: Bexar Country NAS Collaborative
The Bexar County, Texas Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) collaborative works to improve outcomes for mothers and infants affected by substance use disorder.
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Intersection of Pain and Addiction
Source: Office Based Addiction Treatment at Boston Medical Center's Grayken for 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.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) Guidance for Clinicians
Source: Yale Program in Addiction Medicine
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.
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Ohio Chamber of Commerce Opioid Toolkit
Source: Ohio Chamber of Commerce
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: