This is an academic paper that provides commentary on the fact that reduction in jail populations during coronavirus are likely to be disproportionately suffering from substance use disorders. Medicaid expansion, outreach and assistance with obtaining Medicaid coverage, and leveraging telemedicine are possible policy solutions. 

A toolkit from the City of Boston's Office of Recovery Services, directed towards a city-level response to substance misuse, that summarizes multifaceted strategies. It offers a guide for how to talk about substance use, an overview of the treatment system, and types of partnerships and policies that may strengthen a city’s response to this crisis.

This is an academic paper that gives an overview of a program where peer recovery coaching is delivered to a low-income, minority population in an urban area. This qualitative study determined that the described intervention is feasible to implement. 

This is a report from Shatterproof that provides guidance, research, and rationale on the types of language used to describe addiction and addiction-related terms that can reduce stigma.  

This is a website funded by SAMHSA, entitled "Taking Action Against Opioid Misuse", that provides resources, such as educational packages and trainings, for professionals in treatment and recovery services. 

This is a tool from Shatterproof that uses several sources of data to rate treatment facilities based on quality. A person can take an assessment and search for facilities that provide the best fit based on the needs of the person and quality of care. The tool is currently being piloted in six states (Louisiana, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, and West Virginia) with plans to extend to all 50 states.  

This is an academic article that gives an overview of the barriers to implementing evidence-based interventions to address the opioid crisis and how the HEALing Communities Study, a multi-year initiative, aims to overcome these barriers through cautious opioid prescribing, expanding medications for opioid use disorder, increasing access to naloxone, and leveraging community collaboration. 

This is a report from the National LGBT Health Education Center that highlights that there is a higher prevalence of opioid misuse among the LGBTQ population compared with the general population. Reasons for this difference and best practices for this population are discussed, including trauma-informed care and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). 

This is a report from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing that identifies key policy and practice recommendations informed by existing research, case examples, and findings from the technical expert's panel on addressing opioid use disorder in the emergency department. 

This is a brief from the Flex Monitoring Team (authors Gale et al.) that highlights examples of strategies adopted by rural critical access hospitals (CAHs) to combat opioid use in their communities and identifies resources that rural communities can use to support CAHs in their efforts with this challenging public health issue.

This is an academic paper that provides commentary on the racial disparities in access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), especially buprenorphine, and proposes short- and long-term solutions to address racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to MOUD following changes in regulations due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

This is an academic paper that provides an overview of the University of Cincinnati/UC Health Opioid Task Force, which has helped respond to the opioid crisis in an area that has been particularly hard hit. With a specific focus on medical professionals and healthcare systems, the task force encourages interdisciplinary partnerships, leads educational events, supports local agencies, and participates in government initiatives.