RESOURCES & LINKS

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Below is an additional list of external resources to provide you and your patients helpful information for addressing opioid physical dependence/OUD.

Resources for you

American Medical Association (AMA): Reversing the Opioid Epidemic

Explore current resources from the AMA Opioid Task Force to help reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic

American Medical Association (AMA): End the Epidemic

Access an informative collection of materials from the AMA, including task force recommendations and highlighting measures currently underway to address the opioid crisis

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Opioid Epidemic Key Resources

This collection features AAFP editors’ choice of best content on the opioid epidemic and related issues, including chronic opioid therapy, chronic pain management, opioid prescribing, and opioid misuse

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): Opioid Education Tools

Helpful information for nursing professionals regarding pain management and opioid prescribing

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): Opioid Resources

Members of the ACEP Emergency Medicine Practice Committee share a number of helpful resources regarding opioid prescribing in the emergency department (ED)

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)

Promoting the growth and development of comprehensive opioid treatment services throughout the United States

FDA Opioids Action Plan

Information on the FDA’s comprehensive action plan to reduce the impact of the growing epidemic of opioid abuse, dependence, and overdose in the United States

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Recovery and Recovery Support

Information on how recovery-oriented care and recovery support systems help people with mental and/or substance use disorders manage their condition

Resources for your patients

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

Worldwide organization offering information and support for recovering addicts. Membership is free, with no affiliation with any organizations outside of NA

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)

24-hour Information and support for addicts and their families about understanding addiction, seeking help, and finding treatment programs and support groups. Hope Line: 1-800-622-2255

SAMHSA National Help Line

24/7, 365-day-a-year helpline (1-800-662-HELP [4357]) providing free and confidential treatment referral and information about mental and/or substance use disorders

SAMHSA Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorders—Opioid Treatment Program Directory

State by state access to information about treatment programs