Patient Engagement

This toolkit is a resource for Peer Recovery Specialists (PRSs) to feel equipped to discuss MOUD with providers, people seeking recovery, and others with questions about this treatment option.

This virtual public meeting which explored real-world experiences and scientific evidence for buprenorphine initiation strategies, as well as medication dosing and management during continued treatment across different care settings

This fact sheet provides guidance for patients starting buprenorphine outside of hospitals or clinics.

This guide provides advice for parents on how to get started before talking to their child about substance use, how to prepare for the conversation, interevention strategies and sample dialogues, the do's and don'ts for a good conversation, and ways to help their child change their behavior.

These recommendations from TFAH, primarily aimed at federal and state governments, aim to reduce alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths and to improve mental health and well-being for all Americans.

These principles of care for addiction treatment are science-based practices which improve outcomes for individuals with a substance use disorder.

This web page includes toolkits, guides, and webinars (including on-demand training courses) available from the MOC.

These are slides from a 2019 presentation on the results of a low barrier buprenorphine pilot program conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

This page is an access point to harm reduction resources that support safer drug use, including a Naloxone Finder for people who use drugs to access naloxone in their community.

The VA Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND) Program aims to reduce harm and risk of life-threatening opioid-related overdose and deaths among Veterans. This resource hub includes implementation toolkits, patient & provider guides, overdose education & naloxone distribution vidoes, and additional related VA resources.