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Confronting a Crisis: A Practical Guide for Policymakers to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) – North Carolina LEAD
North Carolina Recovery Courts
Relief from a Criminal Conviction
Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines, & Resources for the Field
USDA Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Communities
Western North Carolina HEAT
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC)
North Carolina Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Committee
Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit
Project OBOT (Office Based Opioid Treatment)
North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative
US DHHS Services Syringe Service Programs Webinar Series: A Critical Public Health Intervention
COVID-19 Resources from the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Harm Reduction and Syringe Exchange Programs
Project Lazarus Naloxone Training Video
Using Medication-Assisted Treatment in Jails: A North Carolina Focus
Operation Medicine Drop: Permanent Drop-Box Location
Naloxofind
North Carolina Naloxone Distribution Toolkit
Community Impact NC
Fair Chance Hiring in North Carolina
Recovery Friendly Workplace
Oxford Houses
Center for Child and Family Health
THRIVE (Tool for Health & Resilience in Vulnerable Environments)
Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
NCDHHS Opioid Epidemic – Treatment Resources
Reconnect for Resilience
Children and Family Futures
Resilience (2016)
Engaging Elected Officials
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Appalachian Regional Commission: Substance Misuse
“NC’s Opioid Crisis”: Sampson County Public Service Announcement
How to Talk to Your Kids About Vaping: Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
North Carolina Youth Drug Treatment Courts
MorePowerfulNC Community Media Toolkits
No Wrong Door for Opioid Safety Webinar: How to Communicate for Impact
NC Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool
Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program
National Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program
PAARI: Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative
Stepping Up Initiative
Medication-Assisted Treatment (SAMHSA)
Evidence-Based Strategies for Preventing Opioid Overdose: What’s Working in the U.S.
Menu of Local Actions to Prevent Opioid Overdose in NC
North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Opioid Solutions Toolbox
NC Payers Council September 2018 report
Shatterproof
Funding Syringe Exchange Programs
NC Safer Syringe Initiative Annual Report, 2018-2019
The Essential Roles of Non-Governmental and Community-Based Organizations
COVID-19 Resources from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Post Overdose Response Toolkit
SAMHSA Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator
DisposeRx
Operation Medicine Drop: Find a Take Back Event
Naloxone Saves
Prescribe to Prevent
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic – Policy Map
From Working on Recovery to Working in Recovery
NC Coalition to End Homelessness: Continuums of Care
Wilkes Recovery Revolution – Phased Transitional Housing
Center for Prevention Services
Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams – START
NC Opioid Data Dashboard
Cabarrus County Narcan Deployment Heat Density Map
NC Drug User Health Resource by Region
Recovery Communities of North Carolina
D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Free Online Opioid Lesson
UNC-TV- NC’s Opioid Crisis
International Overdose Awareness Day
The Opioid Crisis in America
Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies
Heroin(e)
Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils
School Justice Partnership (SJP)
Stop the Stigma: Language to Avoid and Language to Use
Addiction (2018) by PBS NOVA
HOPE Initiative
North Carolina Department of Justice Opioid Resources
National Reentry Resource Center
UpSkill WNC: Peer Support for Re-Entering the Workforce
Wake County Drug Overdose Prevention Coalition
Eastern North Carolina HEAT
NC Council of Churches
North Carolina’s Opioid Action Plan (NC OAP) 2.0
North Carolina Training & Technical Assistance Center
2019 NC Drug User Health Resource Guide by Region
NCDHHS Active Syringe Exchange Programs in North Carolina
Syringe Exchange Programs and Land Use Zoning: NC Local Government Law
State & Local Perspectives on the Role of Policy, Funding, and Partnership
SAMHSA Virtual Recovery Resources
A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas
UNC ECHO Project
NC Disposal Initiative
Direct Relief (Naloxone)
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition- How to Use Naloxone Guide
Distribution of Opioid Settlement Money
Wake County Drug Overdose Resource Pocket Guide
Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit: National Safety Council
NC Balance of State Continuum of Care
Camp H.E.A.L (Helping Everyone Achieve Life, Love, & Laughter)
USDA Opioid Misuse in Rural America Resource Guide
Poisoning Data
NC Controlled Substances Reporting System
Kansas Community Toolbox for Community-Building
North Carolina Multidisciplinary Collaboration on Opioid Use and Misuse
Child Trauma and Opioid Use: Policy Implications
Recovery Boys (2018) on Netflix
CDC Rx Awareness Campaign
Lock Your Meds NC
Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
Communicating about Opioids in Appalachia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Best Practices
Durham Together for Resilient Youth (TRY): Drug-Free Community Coalition
NC DHHS Infant Plan of Safe Care
Know Overdose Campaign: Showing the Human Aspect of Drug Use
Talking About Drug Use: A Glossary for Elected Officials
Alcohol/Drug Council: Exploring the Substance Use Disorder Field in NC