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This is an issue brief from the Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector that examines the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in the opioid crisis and how addressing them might improve health outcomes. It focuses on three central domains of SDoH, employment, housing, and education, and highlights promising program models in each domain as implemented by communities in the United States.

Response Approach
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Advocates / Peers
  • Community Health Officials
  • Criminal Justice
  • Employers
  • First Responders
  • Harm Reduction Specialists
  • Health Insurers
  • Hospitals
  • Law Enforcement
  • Medical
  • Pharmacies
  • Policymakers

This is a report from SAMHSA that provides individuals who provide or coordinate reentry services for women involved in the criminal justice system with resources for serving women who are reentering the community after a period of incarceration. The guide is presented in a checklist format and includes links to helpful resources. 

Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Housing, Education, and Employment
Stakeholders
  • Community Coalitions
  • Criminal Justice
  • Law Enforcement
  • Policymakers

This is a report by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) that offers strategies on how health plans can best address the opioid crisis, broken down into each component of the continuum of care: prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery. It also highlights the successes of several health plans. 

Response Approach
  • Cautious Opioid Prescribing
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Advocates / Peers
  • Community Health Officials
  • Health Insurers
  • Hospitals
  • Medical
  • Pharmacies

This is a report from the National League of Cities entitled “Aligning City, County and State Resources to Address the Opioid Epidemic: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities” which is targeted to municipal governments and other government entities.

This document shares the key findings, emerging priorities, lessons learned, and future strategies for six cities involved in responses to the opioid epidemic.  

Response Approach
  • Educational
Stakeholders
  • Community Health Officials
  • Policymakers

This is an academic paper by experts in the field that discusses the need for a comprehensive approach to address the opioid crisis. A multidisciplinarian approach should include the contributions of neuroscience, pharmacology, epidemiology, treatment services, and prevention, which are integrated across multiple settings, including healthcare, criminal justice, education, and social service systems.

Response Approach
  • Educational
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Community Coalitions
  • Community Health Officials
  • Criminal Justice
  • Harm Reduction Specialists
  • Hospitals
  • Law Enforcement
  • Medical
  • Pharmacies
  • Policymakers
Peer-reviewed Article

This is a report that provides an update on the Trump Administration's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, which includes progress made on the initial 56 recommendations made by the Commission. 

Response Approach
  • Educational
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Community Health Officials
  • Criminal Justice
  • Policymakers

This guide provides practical approaches to prevent addiction-related stigma. These range from simple efforts, such as writing letters to the editor, to more complex efforts, such as implementing community-based stigma prevention campaigns.

Response Approach
  • Educational
Stakeholders
  • Advocates / Peers
  • Community Coalitions
  • Community Health Officials
  • Harm Reduction Specialists
  • Medical
  • Policymakers

This website provides a report and other resources from the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health (ASSPH) that makes research-informed recommendations across the entire continuum of care to address the opioid crisis. 

Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Educational
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention
  • Syringe service program / Needle exchange
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Community Coalitions
  • Community Health Officials
  • Harm Reduction Specialists
  • Medical
  • Policymakers

This is a database from ASTHO entitled “Substance Misuse and Addiction Resources” that is interactive and has thousands of resources, many on opioids.

This report describes the importance of integrating behavioral health services, including addiction treatment, into primary health care facilities in order to address substance use disorders in rural areas. Barriers to integration are described, federal resources listed, and recommendations on how communities can facilitate integration are listed. 

Response Approach
  • Comprehensive services
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Medical

This is a report from the Rural Policy Research Institute that provides an overview of behavioral health in rural America with the goal of helping rural leaders and providers understand the issues related to rural mental health and substance use and give them resources and tools to develop targeted strategies to address the unique needs of their communities.

Response Approach
  • Educational
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Community Coalitions
  • Community Health Officials
  • Hospitals
  • Medical
  • Policymakers

This is a report from the Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (author Taha) that outlines the standard of service that should be implemented to provide person-centered care to all people experiencing harms from opioids across the continuum of care, including a summary of actions taking place across Canada at multiple levels of government.

Response Approach
  • Educational
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Overdose prevention
Stakeholders
  • Addiction Treatment Providers
  • Community Health Officials
  • Medical