Substance Use Disorder Awareness and Education

This tipsheet advises people from minority communities on how to find providers who will provide person-centered behavioral healthcare.

The report provides key findings from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) on SUD, mental health, and treatmnet.

This report gives an overview of the prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders across the United States.

This resources provides a review of best practices in implementing hard reduction services within behavioral health organizations. It includes resources to help organizations achieve team buy-in to offering these services.

This paper explores factors that drive the high maternal mortality rate in the United States. It discusses workforce shortages, inequalities in care, social drivers of health (including racism, discrimination, and trauma), and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive, holistic, and culturally- and trauma-informed care.

This correspondence provides updates on the May 2023 Xylazine Exposure Guidance and discusses implications for clinical practice and frontline public health.

This article reviews a recent study that evaluated if acces to rewarding, fun activities operates as a protective factor for people receiving treatment for substance use difficulties.

This resource provides information to loved ones on how to have conversations with people experiencing a substance use challenge.

This news release summarizes a new study which identified the top reasons why some physicians may be reluctant to intervene in addiction. The comprehensive review, pulling 283 studies published on this topic within the last 61 years, showed that “institutional environment” was the reason most frequently reported in these studies.

This guide equips advocates and changemakers with key information about pharmacy services, including an overview of the system’s inequities, and highlights the policy and accountability levers that can advance equity.