This is an academic paper that interviewed providers to better understand the role that hospitals have played in the opioid crisis. In addition to reported settings where opioids have been overprescribed, the clinicians recommended that hospitals respond to the opioid crisis through patient…

This is a report from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts that highlights several programs that strengthen the continuum of care for pregnant and parenting women so they have uninterrupted access to opioid use disorder treatment as well as the support they need to sustain their recovery…

A perspective academic article by Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), about the intersection of the coronavirus pandemic and the opioid crisis. 

This is a report from several collaborating organizations in Colorado that puts forth the strategic plan for the state to increase capacity for recovery through three objectives: 1) Create a recovery-oriented system of care 2) Provide recovery-oriented clinical care 3) Equip communities with…

This report details recommendations for the US government on how to optimize mandatory and discretionary spending on opioid related population health outcomes. The author's recommendations fall under the four categories of mandatory spending, discretionary spending, data and metrics, and…

This report outlines the impact of synthetic opioid trafficking from the individual and economic perspective. The authors provide several suggestions on next steps the U.S government can take as well as relevant data to support these points. The five main pillars of this outline are policy…

This report from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) presents the study results of interviews and focus groups to explore how the opioid crisis is uniquely affecting diverse Appalachian communities, and to identify effective content and messaging strategies that Appalachian community-based…

This academic paper conducted a review of economic evaluations of community distribution of naloxone, specifically assessing quality and applicability to diverse contexts and settings. Community distribution of naloxone is a core component of harm reduction strategies. The authors concluded that…

This paper summarizes community forums that were held at nine locations throughout rural northeast Minnesota from October 2015 through March 2018. Each forum was planned by a university researcher and a planning team composed of community leaders and local public health officials and included a…

This is a presentation from the South East Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC) in Wilmington, NC that describes the collaborative nature of the community opioid response in this area. There is specific focus on the different types of stakeholders involved. 

This is a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) that provides guidelines that aim to reduce the number of deaths from opioid overdose by providing evidence-based recommendations on the availability of naloxone for people likely to witness an opioid overdose along with advice on the…

This is an academic paper that describes community meetings held in a rural area of Oklahoma to address to the opioid crisis. Surveys showed that holding group discussions and listening to experts may increase engagement of the community in a response, with priorities being access to treatment…

This is an academic paper that assessed community readiness in counties in North Carolina and its relationship to county-level opioid-related mortality and morbidity. Community readiness has been linked to collective action from communities to implement comprehensive responses to the public…

This is a report which offers information on how local health departments in New York can improve their responses to the opioid epidemic with a focus on post-overdose response interventions. The report serves as a blueprint for community partnerships aiming to prevent opioid overdose related…

This is a report from the National Prevention Science Coalition that highlights the importance of prevention strategies in addressing the opioid crisis and outlines a national blueprint to guide public health policies and prevention services to help individuals, their families, and communities.…

This is a research report from the Urban Institute that provides a scope of the opioid crisis and its far-reaching impacts. Next, criminal justice responses are discussed and specific programs are highlighted. 

This is an article in Health Affairs that describes the wide-ranging impact of the opioid crisis on Kentuckians, highlights programs and initiatives around the state to address the crisis, and discusses the role of research to inform interventions.  

This is an academic paper published in JAMA psychiatry that rigorously reviews the evidence for using contingency management in conjunction with medications for opioid use disorder. The study concluded that this technique is helpful in improving retention on medications and increasing abstinence…

This is a report which takes an in-depth look at the problems courts and citizens alike are facing regarding opioid use disorder. The authors have established a framework for courts to utilize to address the disease of addiction from the judiciary's unique perspective. 

This is a report from the Vera Institute that describes the implementation of a program in the New York prison system to train and equip those reentering society with naloxone. Results suggest that this is an innovative strategy to get naloxone in the hands of a high-risk population.