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Posted 4/26/2024
The Nitazenes Overview resource created by RCORP-TA describes what nitazenes are, how to determine if they are in your community, and how to prevent and respond to overdoses due to nitazenes. Additional resources are also provided to learn more about nitazenes.
Posted 3/29/2024
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized and conducted a two-day virtual public workshop that brought together data experts, program implementers and evaluators, and other key interested parties to explore data collection efforts, evidence gaps, and research needs on harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD).
Posted 3/10/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. It emphasizes harm reduction and access to treatment as essential aspects of overdose prevention.
Posted 2/29/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
The 2024 RCORP-Behavioral Health Care Support Onboarding Packet includes resources, tools, and strategies to support grant-funded activities, along with information on accessing TA.
Posted 1/11/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
This webinar will briefly discussed the history of meth and amphetamines, some of the myths and reasons people use them.
Posted 12/1/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This publication highlights the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Program in three Florida counties. The program integrates a new facet of Emergency Medical Services known as community paramedics. Since its launch in 2022 in Palm Beach County, Florida, CORE has expanded to include 12 additional Florida counties and takes a coordinated approach to recovery for individuals with SUD.
Posted 11/17/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP) has provided a curated resource list for corrections officers and other jail staff members manage the well-being of individuals in jail custody who have SUD. The categories of resources were prioritized by participants in a jail practitioner roundtable on opioid-related training needs convened by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Posted 7/31/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
At the end of July 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a second over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray product, RiVive. The agency who received the approval to manufacture the product, Harm Reduction Therapeutics, does not yet have a timeline of availability and decision on pricing.
Posted 7/28/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
The toolkit Stimulant Safety: Getting Amped Up to Reduce Harms When Using Stimulants was developed through the CDC-funded National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center in collaboration with the NASTAD Drug User Health team and consultants. This resource provides education on the reasons people take stimulants, how to minimize harm, reduce stigma around stimulants, support peoples' positive experiences, the intersection of stimulant use and sexual safety, and much more.