Information & Resources

• MA State Dept of Public Health
  Current Opioid Statistics
  https://www.mass.gov/lists/current-opioid-statistics
• OPEN
  Overdose Prevention and Education Network
  617-665-3872 | odprevention.org
• Mass.gov Opioid Epidemic Page: Information about Addiction and Substance Use Disorder, Substance Use, Demographics http://www.mass.gov/chapter55/#chapter55
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov
• Allies in Recovery: A free, web-based platform (based in North Hampton, MA) for families, providing coaching using evidence-based methods to support sobriety efforts and improve communication with a loved one suffering from SUD. https://alliesinrecovery.net/
• Partnership to End Addiction: Group focused on parents supporting teens. https://drugfree.org/
• The Recovery Research Institute based at Mass General Hospital. Founded by Dr. John F. Kelly, the Institute comprises a team of scientists working to enhance recovery, and publishes a free newsletter. https://www.recoveryanswers.org/
• Shatterproof: A national organization dedicated to reversing the national addiction crisis. (https://www.shatterproof.org/about
• Support After a Death by Overdose: SADOD provides resources, information, and assistance to people throughout Massachusetts who have been affected by the death of someone they care about from a substance-use-related cause. www.sadod.org
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive
• Healthcare Triage
  Educational video about opioid treatment including Methadone, Naltrexone, and Buprenorphine
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptokjgt2j3Y
• Risk of E-Cigarettes: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ba..
• Mass TAPP Great resources on education and treatment for opioid addiction and the latest information on marijuana and legalization: http://masstapp.edc.org/

Language Resources:

• Addictionary: A glossary of more than 200 addiction-related words defined and designed to educate and de-stigmatize the language associated with Substance Use Disorderhttps://www.recoveryanswers.org/addiction-ary/
• Words Matter: Document illustrating examples of de-stigmatizing language:https://www.bmc.org/addiction/reducing-stigma
• An NPR interview featuring Dr. John Kelly discussing research and how language influences perception. https://www.wnyc.org/story/stigma-addiction-language/
• A link to a policy brief co-written by Dr John Kelly with the support of the Society of Behavioral Medicine discussing stigmatizing language: https://www.sbm.org/UserFiles/image/abuse-language-brief20_FINAL.pdf

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