Patient Engagement

This guide provides information and strategies to primary care providers on harm reduction as a trauma informed approach to treating individuals with substance use disorder.

This sheet from the CDC provides techniques for talking with patients and their families about substance use disorder.

This training provides frontline supervisors, safety professionals and managers with the knowledge and skills to recognize and respond to perceived impairment in the workplace, no matter the cause.

This training series includes easy-to-follow lessons designed by experts to help participants feel more confident talking to their loved ones about drug use.

This web page includes workplace first aid training courses from the NSC, which includes training on naloxone administration.

This chart includes workplace data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on unintentional overdose deaths involving the nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol from 2011-2021.

This overview of opioids from the NSC includes information on opioid misuse, recognizing signs of an overdose, prescription painkillers and chronic pain, and more.

These principles from the CDC are intended to help public health professionals, particularly health communicators, within and outside of CDC ensure their communication products and strategies adapt to the specific cultural, linguistic, environmental, and historical situation of each population or audience of focus.

This page offers background information and tips for providers to keep in mind while using person-first language, as well as terms to avoid to reduce stigma and negative bias when discussing addiction.

This SAMHSA page provides guiding principles and resources on recovery and recovery support for people with substance use disorder.