Opioid and substance use resources. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a great resource for implementing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in rural settings.
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This is a database from ASTHO entitled “Substance Misuse and Addiction Resources” that is interactive and has thousands of resources, many on opioids.
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) Resource Center.
Supporting effective local, state, and tribal responses to the opioid crisis in order to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system.
CDC's Response to the Opioid Overdose Epidemic webpage and opioid portal.
Rural health section of CMS website. Includes information on strategy and maternal health as well as resources, reports, and publications.
A searchable database from the National Institute of Justice that provides descriptions of hundreds of innovate criminal justice programs, including level of evidence.
This searchable database through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides communities, clinicians, policymakers, and others with the information and tools to incorporate evidence-based practices to address substance use disorder.
This comprehensive report from the Surgeon General addresses the entire continuum of care for substance use disorder (SUD) including chapters on prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery. There are also chapters on the neurobiology of SUD, the healthcare system, and specific suggestions for key stakeholders. The appendices at the end of the report contain many links to helpful resources.
This special release by the Surgeon General is an extension of the previous comprehensive report on substance use disorders, highlighting extensive opioid-related information in one document. It provides the latest data on prevalence of substance use, opioid misuse, opioid use disorders, opioid overdoses, and related harms. There are additional resources embedded throughout the report.
Rural response to the opioid crisis. Provides an extensive resource page.
HRSA's Rural Health Opioid Program (RHOP). Lists grantees and award amounts.
This website published by the Department of Health and Human Services offers comprehensive information on overdose prevention, harm reduction, evidence based treatment, and recovery. For each category there is a wide variety of resources and policy strategies related to each.
This is a website that offers states resources on best practices, innovative policies, and emerging issues related to opioid use disorder treatment, with a particular focus on telehealth, expanding harm reduction services, and serving marginalized populations during the coronavirus pandemic.
This website was developed in partnership between the CDC and SAMHSA and offers free help to anyone in the country who is providing or planning to provide harm reduction services to their community. The center does so by connecting harm reduction programs with resources and experts that can help them deliver even better care.
Search on "opioid resources" on NIAAA website.
Opioids section of the NIDA website.
A website from the U.S. Department of Labor that informs employers on policies that can be adopted to support employees in recovery or struggling with substance use problems.
The SAMHSA Coronavirus resource page provides information on assisting individuals, providers, communities, and states across the country in meeting the challenges of the Covid pandemic. These include a list of virtual recovery support services.
Search on "opioids" on the SAMHSA website.