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Posted 12/20/2021 (updated 3/26/2024)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) want greater awareness of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their connection to high rates of overdose and suicide. This week they announced a new training webpage, UrgentRelatedPreventable.org, designed in collaboration with the American Public Health Association to provide background and talking points. The site explains how exposure to certain events and conditions in childhood have lasting effects on health, well-being, and prosperity far into adulthood. See Funding section below for a CDC effort to research the links between ACEs and substance use.
Posted 9/4/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has created a toolkit for National Recovery Month 2023 to support people in recovery from mental and substance use disorders. The toolkit includes social media content material, resources for recovery, and recovery promotional materials.
Posted 9/5/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to learn more about National Recovery Month, held every September. National Recovery Month is dedicated to promoting and supporting new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices. Find events, read President Biden's proclamation on National Recovery month, and discover many resources which can be utilized in your organization and community.
Posted 9/25/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) has provided events and resources throughout September 2023 for National Recovery Month.
Posted 6/6/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Whether an opioid overdose death is unintentional or intentional (i.e., suicide), it can be difficult to disentangle. The suffering and hopelessness associated with addiction often lead to indifference to living or dying and to extreme risk taking. In this presentation, examples were described and presented from an opioid-specific suicide prevention training module that is part of the SafeSide Prevention learning program
Posted 7/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
New York State's Opioid Overdose Prevention Program Resources
Posted 8/11/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Sonoran Prevention Works is an advocate for people in Arizona affected by drug use. Spanish language resources from Ssamaritan PAWZ are included.
Posted 7/13/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Facts About Buprenorphine for Treatment of Opioid Addiction is available in many languages, including Spanish.
Posted 12/2/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Developed for the Puerto Rico Department of Health, this toolkit discusses how to screen pregnant women for substance use, screen infants for prenatal exposure to substances, recognize the signs of NAS, utilize validated screening tools, understand the importance of provider education, and engage pregnant women in the process of treatment and referral.
Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
All materials and resources have been translated to Spanish.