Missouri-Based Resources

Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare

The Missouri Coalition for Community Behavior Healthcare provides access to recorded crisis response training webinars.

Missouri Opioid Epidemic – Opioid & Health Indicators Database

The amfAR Opioid & Health Indicators Database provides easy access to local and national data sources on opioid use, overdose deaths, and the availability of relevant services.

Advancing Emergency Department-Initiated Drug Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution: Key Considerations

The Missouri Department of Mental Health, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Hospital Association, and the UMSL Addiction Science Team share educational information on drug overdoses and naloxone distribution.

National Resources Guides & Toolkits

Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network

Explore ATTC recommended educational packages, training curricula, online courses, recorded webinars, toolkits and other resources.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overdose Resources

The CDC’s Drug Overdose Resource Center shares toolkits and shareable materials on opioid basics, overdose prevention, and patient resources.

Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States

NORC at the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development have created this tool to allow users to map overdose hotspots and overlay them with data that provide additional context to opioid addiction and death – including the strength and diversity of local economies, ethnicity, educational attainment, and disability status of residents.

Health Resource & Service Administration (HRSA) Resource Guide

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) shows support with resources, technical assistance, and training to integrate behavioral health care services into practice settings and communities.

Medicare & Medicaid Roadmap for Fighting the Opioid Crisis

Roadmap containing current opioid crisis statistics as well as key areas of CMS’ focus on prevention, treatment, and the use of data analytics.

Office of Inspector General Data Analysis Toolkit

This toolkit provides detailed steps for using prescription drug claims data to analyze patients’ opioid levels and identify certain patients who are at risk of opioid misuse or overdose. It is based on the methodology that OIG has developed in their extensive work on opioids.

Rural Health Networks & Coalitions Toolkit

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide resources, strategies and examples to communities who are considering developing a new or expanding an existing health network or coalition.

USDA Rural Resource Guide

List of Federal Resources for Rural Communities to Help Address Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Misuse.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Resources

Education on prevention, treatment, and recovery to combat the opioid crises. This site offers help, resources, information, and crisis statistics.

Education & Curriculum Planning

Opioid & Prescription Drug Prevention Education

Here you will find lessons and links to classroom activities for educating students about opioid and prescription drug misuse prevention.

Reliable Articles & Essays

The Economist Cost of the Opioid Crisis

In 2017, the White House Council of Economic Advisors published this report investigating the economic burden attributable to opioid overdose deaths, and individuals with opioid use disorder.

National Academy of Medicine – Buprenorphine Policy

An article on how dismantling buprenorphine policy can provide more comprehensive addiction treatment.

Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Spotlight on Opioids

The Spotlight on Opioids assembles opioid-related information from the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health into one document to better inform the general public, especially family and friends of people with an elevated risk of opioid overdose, opioid misuse, and/or opioid use disorder.