This 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study looked at data to identify counties in the United States that were vulnerable to HIV or hepatitis C outbreaks in persons who inject drugs. The study identified 220 counties in 26 states with heightened vulnerability to HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks and encouraged state and local health departments to implement prevention strategies. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Prevention
Managing HIV and Hepatitis C Outbreaks Among People Who Inject Drugs – A Guide for State and Local Health Departments
A 2018 guide for state and local health departments on how to manage HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks among people who inject drugs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Includes guidance on how to prepare for an outbreak, how to detect an outbreak, how to manage a public health investigation, and how to manage a multi-agency outbreak response.
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly – Summary Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This 2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention summarizes all federal agency guidance related to preventing HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis in persons who use drugs and recommends implementing integrated prevention strategies in the community and treatment facilities.
Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Opioid Response Network
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provided a grant to the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and their partners to support states and communities implementing their federal State Targeted Response grants. This is the website for the Technical Continue reading
Huntington Quick Response Team
These presentation slides describe the Huntington, West Virginia Quick Response Team (QRT) which is a partnership of substance use disorder treatment providers, law enforcement, first responders, and faith-based community members. The QRT’s mission is to follow up on individuals Continue reading
Two-year Strategic Plan for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the City of Huntington/Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia
A 2017 strategic plan for addressing the opioid crisis in the City of Huntington, West Virginia designed by key stakeholders and the Mayor’s Office of Drug Control Policy. The plan highlights the need to coordinate efforts and proposes a focus on three key areas: prevention, treatment and recovery, and law enforcement. Continue reading
Preliminary Recommendations Scope and Framework of the Comprehensive Addiction, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Plan
Oregon law requires the creation of a comprehensive addiction, prevention, treatment, and recovery plan. This 2018 document from the Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission summarizes the commission’s recommendations for the plan to the Oregon governor. Continue reading
Strategic Plan Framework Recommendations for the Oregon Alcohol & Drug Policy Commission (ADPC)
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 Continue reading
Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
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. Continue reading
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act)
This is the comprehensive opioid use disorder legislation passed by the 115th Congress and signed into law by the president in 2018. The bill is known as the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. Continue reading