This is an academic paper that discusses the important role that pharmacies can play in the opioid crisis, from safe dispensing to patient counseling on safe storage and disposal of prescription opioids to naloxone distribution. Two program models, a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement for…

This is an academic paper that describes the development of the Ability, Inspiration and Motivation (AIM) group, an alternative peer support group that aims to remove medication stigma from peer recovery. Given that many people on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) feel stigmatized in 12…

This is an academic paper that identifies and classifies digital technologies being developed, implemented, and evaluated for overdose prevention. These technologies include monitoring vital signs for an overdose, alerting first responders of an overdose, or a combination of both. 

This report details an environmental scan which evaluates the extent to which overdose prevention and response efforts are implemented among those under community supervision following release from incarceration. The scan included a literature review, interviews, and discussions with experts on…

This report is a primer for those working in rural communities who want to familiarize themselves with the basic strategies, resources, and tools for working in overdose prevention. It includes case studies and links to resources such as the Rural Community Toolbox, the Opioid Response Network,…

This is a report from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing that provides local and state health departments with information, resources, and tools to implement effective strategies to support linking people who are at risk of opioid overdose to care. It is organized by seven strategies…

This is a report from the Pew Research Center that gives a comprehensive overview of regulations and other policies at the state level that affect opioid treatment programs that primarily deliver methadone treatment. These policies are visually depicted using U.S. maps.  

This issue brief from Trust for America's Health and Well-Being Trust provides national and state data from 1999-2017 on deaths of despair, which are defined as deaths attributed to drug…

This is an issue brief that provides an update on the first two "Pain in the Nation" reports. Opioid overdose deaths have declined but deaths involving alcohol, suicide, synethetic opioids, and psychostimulants…

This guidebook from the Urban Institute has been developed to provide community-based organizations with an overview of jail reentry work and to help them develop and sustain a partnership with their local jail. It discusses how to build a partnership with the local jail and includes concrete…

This is a report from the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care that summarizes the Patient and Family Advisor (PFA) Summit on the opioid crisis, held in 2018. Characteristics of meaningful partnerships with patients and families are discussed and several promising partnerships are…

This is an academic paper that found that prescription opioid pill counts were higher for individuals in rural areas, suggesting that interventions tailored to drug safety and disposal, such as lock boxes and prescription drop-off boxes, may be more effective in rural areas. 

This is an academic paper that provides a systematic review of a wide array of peer recovery support services that have been evaluated in academic literature up to 2014. 

This is a report from Optum that describes how peer support services can be employed across the continuum of care for behavioral health, with a special focus on programs already implemented and their results. 

This report discusses the role of peer support workers and models of care that are available to assist individuals who are experiencing a crisis. This document highlights specific models of peer support services and features key resources.

This is a report from the National Council for Behavioral Health that highlights how recovery community organizations and programs are employing peer support workers in the emergency department after opioid overdoses. Several program models are discussed in this document. 

This is a report from ASAM, Faces and Voices of Recovery, and Community Catalyst that aims to identify what outcomes matter most to people with substance use disorders (SUD) to ensure their voices guide future research and action to improve the system. Nationally, the researchers surveyed nearly…

This document provides jail and prison administrators, program managers, medical staff in correctional settings, and reentry staff with a performance management framework to monitor medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in correctional settings.  Twelve core performance measures are described,…

This is a report from the Center for Public Safety Initiatives that provides a catalog and summaries of programs, approaches, and interventions to respond to the opioid crisis. These entries include responses that are local, national, and international. 

This paper describes Interact for Health, a foundation working to address the opioid crisis in Cincinatti, OH, with particular focus on funding strategy, outcomes, and lessons learned from 2008 to 2018. As an organization that awarded grants and helped build a community response to address the…