Email UpdatesCommunity Safety Topic - Opioids
This overview of opioids from the NSC includes information on opioid misuse, recognizing signs of an overdose, prescription painkillers and chronic pain, and more.
Patients
SAMHSA Recovery and Recovery Support
This SAMHSA page provides guiding principles and resources on recovery and recovery support for people with substance use disorder.
SAMHSA Behavioral Health Equity Program
This page from SAMHSA's Office of Behavioral Health Equity includes information on the drivers of behavioral health inequities and resources for several underrepresented populations.
Digital Therapeutics (DTx) Product Library
To help key stakeholders understand and differentiate digital therapeutics from the thousands of other mobile health apps that are available, this library highlights evidence-based innovative digital therapeutics products.
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Mobile Apps for PTSD
This webpage includes a list of VA mobile apps which provide support and guidance in living with PTSD, help with related issues affecting people with PTSD, and additional help for PTSD treatments.
mHealth Index & Navigation Database (MIND)
This webpage provides a library of mental health apps, including those related to substance use, and provides evaluations based on the American Psychiatric Association's App Evaluation Model.
Ensuring appropriate quality, access, and utilization of digital therapeutics
This worksheet provides recommendations for patients, clinicians, and payors, on how to ensure digital therapeutic quality, access, and utilization when considering mental health apps, including those for substance use.
Advisory: Cannabidiol (CBD) – Potential Harms, Side Effects, and Unknowns
This advisory introduces readers to cannabidiol (CBD), how it is derived, and how it differs from delta-9 THC and other cannabinoids. It also focuses on the risks and harms of CBD and clarifies common misconceptions about CBD.
Substance Use (VA)
This web page provides information for patients about substance use treatment options available through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, motivational enhancement therapy, and medications.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
This website provides data and additional resources about the misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in the United States, including data from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).