This is a report from Unity Recovery that provides guidance on how this recovery community organization provides digital recovery support services to their clients, with a special emphasis on recovery coaching through telehealth. This technology is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. 

This is an academic paper that provides a systematic review of existing research that has empirically evaluated interventions designed to reduce stigma related to substance use disorders. A range of interventions demonstrate promise for achieving meaningful improvements in self-, social-, and structural-level stigma. 

This is an academic paper that gives an overview of the types of and evidence for recovery support services, such as recovery high schools, collegiate recovery programs, recovery homes, recovery coaches, and recovery community centers, which support those in recovery from substance use disorders. 

This is a written testimony from 2017 presented to Congress by experts in the Department of Health and Human Services outlining the steps the department has taken to advance the goals of the Opioid Strategy. This document presents how leaders at SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, and FDA bring unique expertise and capabilities that enable HHS to take a comprehensive, complementary, and flexible approach to the opioid crisis.

This is a website where you can download a report from Shatterproof that reviews data from states that suffered the highest number of fentanyl overdose deaths from 2011 through 2017. Based on reviewing this data, the report identifies a number of promising state initiatives that are already in place and having a positive effect on curbing overdose deaths. It also recommends several new strategies that states should adopt in order to save the most lives.

This webinar was presented to address the problem of opioid addiction in the rural workforce, with 45% of rural adults saying they have been impacted by the opioid epidemic, and 74% of farmers and farmworkers saying they have been directly affected. It describes resources, promising practices, and grant opportunities available to rural workforce systems, employers, and business on supporting recovery efforts in the workplace.

This paper describes the Post Overdose Support Team (POST), a person-centered initiative led by Massachusetts harm reductionists in health and human services agencies in collaboration with municipal first responders. POST teams conduct home-based outreach with individuals who experienced an opioid-related overdose, providing a menu of services including naloxone rescue kits, overdose response and risk reduction planning, referral to treatment for substance use disorders including medication for opioid use disorder, and referral to recovery and family supports.

This is an issue brief from SAMHSA that provides opioid data specific to the black population, discusses contextual factors that serve as challenges for this population, and makes recommendations on strategies to address the opioid crisis specific to blacks. Many innovative outreach and engagement programs are highlighted as well as the need for racial equity and justice. 

This is a report from the Opioid Response Network that discusses the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) in the progression of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the role that SDOH are playing among those with OUD in the coronavirus pandemic. Recommendations are made targeting both individuals and organizations. 

This is a 2017 Congressional Research Service report describing which federal agencies are funding opioid-related programs.

This practical toolkit was created for faith-based and community leaders to help jump-start an action plan in a community or advance existing efforts to meet the needs of individuals and families struggling with opioid addiction. This toolkit, developed from the insight of faith and community partners, describes practical ways a community can consider bringing hope and healing to those in need.  

This report consists of four educational webcasts aimed towards educating healthcare professionals. These webcasts are focused on the stigma, discriminatory practices, and inaccurate perceptions present in dealing with individuals with substance use disorder and other similar conditions. They also emphasize the importance of acknowledging these issues in order to provide better quality recovery services.