This is an issue brief from the American Medical Association (AMA) that provides regularly updated literature (news articles and reports on the local, state, and federal levels) on the increase in opioid-related consequences due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

This is a fact sheet from the Harm Reduction Coalition that describes stigma among people who use drugs and ways to reduce that stigma. 

This is a toolkit from the ONDCP and USDA that serves as a guide to resources that can help make a difference in rural communities in addressing the opioid crisis and substance use in general. It features a comprehensive funding clearinghouse, interactive tools to assess the opioid problem at the county level, a treatment and services locator, a links to technical assistance and trainings. 

This is a toolkit from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health that provides access to trainings, webinars, informational materials, a report, and other resources to help rural communities prevent overdoses and overdose deaths. 

This is a working paper from the Maine Rural Health Research Center (authors Gale, Hansen, and Williamson) and is a qualitative study based on interviews with key stakeholders in Indiana, North Carolina, Vermont, and Washington State that explores promising state and community strategies to tackle the opioid crisis in rural communities and identifies rural challenges to the provision of opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Specific promising program models are highlighted in this document. 

A toolkit from Rural Health Information Hub to help organizations implement, evaluate, and sustain prevention and treatment solutions to address substance use disorders. This resource also highlights existing promising programs and models to replicate. 

This is a website from the Harm Reduction Coalition that gives information on syringe service programs, provides information on how to establish one of these programs with specific focus on implementing the program in rural areas, and has links to helpful resources. 

This is a toolkit from the Rutgers School of Pharmacy that provides educational information on prevention strategies for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and opioid overdoses, specifically targeted towards pharmacist and prescribers. There are also supplementary materials that can be used for interventions by a wide array of stakeholders. 

This is a manual entitled “RxStat” that is targeted to municipal and country leaders on how to best address drug use problems in their jurisdictions. It focuses on combining a public health and public safety approach and is derived from experience by the New York City's Department of Health and Human Hygiene.  

A toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on opioid overdose prevention. Provides information on opioid use disorder facts, five essential steps for first responders, information for prescribers, safety advice for patients & family members, and recovering from opioid overdose.

This community-based tool consists of a two-day workshop that brings together stakeholders in the criminal justice, behavioral health, and recovery support systems to identify strengths, gaps, and priorities in their communities, and can strengthen the community response to the opioid crisis. 

Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) identifies the vital places in the system where best practices should be implemented, thereby increasing a person’s chances of recovery and decreasing recidivism. 

This is a report which outlines the extent and impact that addiction discrimination and stigma have on individuals with substance use disorder. The report includes data collected by the Shatterproof Addiction Stigma Index, a measurement tool designed to specifically measure addiction stigma and attitudes of the public on substance use.