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This was a two-day virtual public workshop (which can now be re-watched) that convened regulators, clinical researchers, providers, patient advocates, and other stakeholders to exchange information and obtain input by discussing prescriber education's potential role in alleviating the evolving opioid and substance use crisis.

This report describes changes in drug overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020, stratified by sex, age group, and race and ethnicity. In addition, it examines differences in circumstances surrounding drug overdose, and assesses differences in overdose death rates by county-level income inequality and availability of mental health treatment providers and providers of medications for opioid use disorder.

This data visualization presents provisional counts for drug overdose deaths based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System.

This toolkit gives practice principles for integrated treatment for mental illness, substance use disorders, or both, and offers advice from successful programs. It includes a brochure, a PowerPoint presentation, and a introductory video.

This Spanish language data visualization illustrates the correlation between alcohol use and other substance use to inform parents/guardians and communities.

This Spanish language data visualization illustrates the drinking habits of adolescents to inform parents/guardians and communities.

This Spanish language fact sheet is to inform parents how to effectively talk to their young adult about the risks of underage drinking.

This Spanish language fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.

This Spanish language fact sheet is to inform parents how to effectively talk to their young adult about the risks of underage drinking.

This is an FDA warning that dental problems have been reported with medicines containing buprenorphine that are dissolved in the mouth. Despite these risks, buprenorphine is an important treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain, and the benefits of these medicines clearly outweigh the risks.