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Federal Resources
Below is a selection of federal resources on opioids to help you further develop your project.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Fact Sheet: Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders: Increasing the Buprenorphine Patient Limit
- Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
- Opioids: The Prescription Drug & Heroin Overdose Epidemic
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Infographic: Opioid Overuse on the Rise; More Widespread Across U.S.
- Shining a Spotlight on the Opioid Crisis Through the Power of Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Common Elements in Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- July 2013 Vital Signs: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Prescription Drug Abuse: Opioids
- Drugs of Abuse: Opioids
- NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionals
- Substance Use in Women
- Review Article Outlines Strategies To Reduce Opioid Abuse Risk
- Drug Facts: Substance Use in Women
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
- 2014 National Drug Control Strategy
- Women, Girls, Families, and Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse and Maternal and Child Health
- Women and Treatment
- Women Research and Resources
- Office of the National Drug Control Policy at the White House
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs: A Treatment Improvement Protocol. (TIP 43)
- Quick Guide for Clinicians Based on TIP 43: Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction in Opioid Treatment Programs.
- Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction: A Treatment Improvement Protocol. (TIP 40)
- Quick Guide for Clinicians Based on TIP 40: Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction.
- Clinical Use of Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: A Brief Guide.
- Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women: A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP 51).
- A Treatment Improvement Protocol: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults with or in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders (TIP 54).
- Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction. Fast Facts for Families and Friends.
- Methadone Treatment for Pregnant Women
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Opioids
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Opioid Medications
- General Principles for Evaluating the Abuse Deterrence of Generic Solid Opioid Drug Products. (Draft Guidance).
- Fact Sheet – FDA Opioids Action Plan
- A Proactive Response to Prescription Opioid Abuse
Other Resources
- The Effectiveness and Risks of Long Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain
- An HCUP Statistical Brief on Hospital Inpatient Utilization Related to Opioid Overuse Among Adults, 1993-2012
- Medication-Assisted Treatment Models of Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings
- UN Women Policy Brief: A Gender Perspective on the Impact of Drug Use, the Drug Trade, and Drug Control Regimes