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North Carolina Multidisciplinary Collaboration on Opioid Use and Misuse
North Carolina Naloxone Distribution Toolkit
Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams – START
THRIVE (Tool for Health & Resilience in Vulnerable Environments)
North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative
Wake County Drug Overdose Resource Pocket Guide
US DHHS Services Syringe Service Programs Webinar Series: A Critical Public Health Intervention
State & Local Perspectives on the Role of Policy, Funding, and Partnership
COVID-19 Resources from the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
NC Coalition to End Homelessness: Continuums of Care
Oxford Houses
Poisoning Data
Center for Child and Family Health
NC Controlled Substances Reporting System
Children and Family Futures
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
Heroin(e)
Resilience (2016)
Engaging Elected Officials
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Appalachian Regional Commission: Substance Misuse
Community Impact NC
Eastern North Carolina HEAT
NC Council of Churches
North Carolina’s Opioid Action Plan (NC OAP) 2.0
North Carolina Training & Technical Assistance Center
USDA Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy, Drug-Free Communities
HOPE Initiative
North Carolina Department of Justice Opioid Resources
PAARI: Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative
Relief from a Criminal Conviction
Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines, & Resources for the Field
Project OBOT (Office Based Opioid Treatment)
Using Medication-Assisted Treatment in Jails: A North Carolina Focus
NC Disposal Initiative
Operation Medicine Drop: Find a Take Back Event
Naloxofind
NC Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition- How to Use Naloxone Guide
Recovery Communities of North Carolina
Project Lazarus Naloxone Training Video
Funding Syringe Exchange Programs
USDA Opioid Misuse in Rural America Resource Guide
Syringe Exchange Programs and Land Use Zoning: NC Local Government Law
From Working on Recovery to Working in Recovery
COVID-19 Resources from the American Society of Addiction Medicine
Recovery Friendly Workplace
Cabarrus County Narcan Deployment Heat Density Map
Tracking the Opioid Epidemic – Policy Map
Camp H.E.A.L (Helping Everyone Achieve Life, Love, & Laughter)
NC Opioid Data Dashboard
Child Trauma and Opioid Use: Policy Implications
D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Free Online Opioid Lesson
Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils
School Justice Partnership (SJP)
Stop the Stigma: Language to Avoid and Language to Use
Addiction (2018) by PBS NOVA
“NC’s Opioid Crisis”: Sampson County Public Service Announcement
UNC-TV- NC’s Opioid Crisis
International Overdose Awareness Day
The Opioid Crisis in America
Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies
Confronting a Crisis: A Practical Guide for Policymakers to Mitigate the Opioid Epidemic
Western North Carolina HEAT
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC)
North Carolina Opioid and Prescription Drug Abuse Advisory Committee
Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit
Wake County Drug Overdose Prevention Coalition
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) – North Carolina LEAD
Harm Reduction and Syringe Exchange Programs
National Reentry Resource Center
Stepping Up Initiative
Medication-Assisted Treatment (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator
DisposeRx
Operation Medicine Drop: Permanent Drop-Box Location
Direct Relief (Naloxone)
NC Drug User Health Resource by Region
Reconnect for Resilience
Prescribe to Prevent
A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas
NCDHHS Active Syringe Exchange Programs in North Carolina
NC Safer Syringe Initiative Annual Report, 2018-2019
Fair Chance Hiring in North Carolina
The Essential Roles of Non-Governmental and Community-Based Organizations
Opioids at Work Employer Toolkit: National Safety Council
SAMHSA Virtual Recovery Resources
NC Balance of State Continuum of Care
Wilkes Recovery Revolution – Phased Transitional Housing
Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program
Center for Prevention Services
High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
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
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
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
Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program
National Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Program
North Carolina Recovery Courts
Post Overdose Response Toolkit
UpSkill WNC: Peer Support for Re-Entering the Workforce
2019 NC Drug User Health Resource Guide by Region
UNC ECHO Project
Distribution of Opioid Settlement Money
Kansas Community Toolbox for Community-Building
NCDHHS Opioid Epidemic – Treatment Resources
Naloxone Saves
