The opioid and addiction crises have greatly impacted family stability, leading to large increases in child welfare cases and the rate of grandparents or other relatives raising children. In this collection, we feature reports that describe the impact of addiction on families and provide strategies for improving services provided to children and their caregivers.
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Recovery Housing
For many people, access to a safe and supportive living environment is necessary to help them sustain recovery and avoid return to use, particularly in the early days of recovery. Recovery housing is intended to provide drug and alcohol free living spaces that also help residents build recovery skills and resilience and improve their well being.
Recovery in Special Populations: Children, Family, and Youth; Pregnant Women; and Men with a History of Trauma
This collection features reports and websites that address recovery in special populations.
Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 5: Enhance Assessment and Referral to Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities improve patient assessment and referral to substance use disorder treatment. Includes information about medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT), fact sheets on identifying opioid use disorder (OUD) or people at risk for developing OUD, and a guide to finding behavioral health treatment services.
Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 4: Increase Public Awareness and Patient Education about Rx Drug Misuse and Abuse
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities implement a program increase public awareness and patient education about prescription drug misuse and abuse. Includes posters aimed at youth, a guide for stigma reduction, and a guide to using medicine safely.
Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 3: Collaborating to Create Safer Communities
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities collaborate with law enforcement to create safer communities.
Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 1: Reduce Illicit Acquisition and Diversion of Prescription Drugs
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities implement a program to reduce illicit acquisition and diversion of prescription drugs.
State of Arizona Resources
This featured collection highlights a number of initiatives Arizona has undertaken to address the opioid crisis in the state.
Rethink Rx Abuse Strategy 2: Promote Responsible Prescribing and Dispensing Policies and Practices
Part of Arizona’s Rethink Rx Abuse public health information campaign, these materials are intended to help communities implement a program to promote responsible prescribing and dispensing policies and practices.
COVID-19
The COVID-19 public health emergency is particularly challenging for people in treatment for substance use disorder, people in recovery, and people who use drugs. This collection features educational resources that can be adapted for local settings, specific guidance on harm reduction, recovery housing and providing peer support services during the pandemic, and links to websites that provide high-quality information, data, and/or examples for local communities to adopt.