This is a state-administered annual survey that estimates prevalence and trends in health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. 

This is an academic paper discussing the impact of the Washington State opioid dosing guidelines, which were associated with a decline in the mean dose for long‐acting opioids, the percent of claimants receiving opioid doses ≥120 mg morphine equivalent dose (MED) per day, and the number of opioid‐related deaths among injured workers.

This is an evidence brief from the Veterans Affairs Evidence Synthesis Program (authors Mackay et al.) that provides a review of 44 studies on patient outcomes following long-term opioid dose reduction or discontinuation, which include overdose and suicide. 

This is a toolkit from Wells Insurance to help employers understand and deal with the opioid crisis, create a healthier and more productive workforce, and reduce costs. An appendix includes educational materials, communications with employees, sample policies, and form templates. 

This academic paper outlines a study which utilized the Delphi approach to identify the best practices for overdose prevention and naloxone delivery (OEND). The investigators engaged with 27 experts on the topic of OEND who were asked to review and rank a given list of best practices. The results indicated that the practices given highest priority were increasing community based OEND programs with a focus on program quality. 

This is a website from the National Institute for Health Care Management that provides data on the fourth wave of the opioid crisis, polysubstance use involving opioids and stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine. 

This is a toolkit that addresses stigma among moms and babies so that they can get the support that they need. Women with substance use disorders, along with other stigmatizing conditions (e.g. HIV, mental health diagnoses) are the targeted population. The toolkit describes what stigma is and provides many testimonies on how it manifests in society. 

This is a report from the Georgia Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health that uses the Building Community Resilience (BCR) framework to connect the science behind the "Pair of ACEs" to real-world health care practice and public policy. Adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments (e.g. social determinants of health) make up the “Pair of ACEs.”

This is an academic paper that evaluates an intervention to buy back prescription opioids that were initially prescribed to patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System after surgery. Nearly 30% of patients returned unused prescription opioids and the resulting feedback provided to surgeons led them to adjust their opioid prescribing. Findings suggest that a buyback program may be successful in decreasing diversion of opioids in a rural community. 

This peer-reviewed article evaluates the PROSPER trial. PROSPER implemented school-based evidence-based prevention interventions for sixth graders in rural public school districts in Iowa and Pennsylvania. The findings showed that these strategies are effective in decreasing nonmedical prescription opioid use.

These CDC guidelines provide recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

A two-page resource from the CDC on calculating total daily dose of opioids for safer dosage.