Substance Use Disorder Community Resources
Below are newsletters, videos, fact sheets, and other Substance Use Disorder-related materials for use in Native communities.
NPAIHB Tribal Opioid Health Education Media Campaign
- TOR Newsletter April 2020 – National Tribal Strategic Agenda
- NPAIHB TOR “Trickster Tale” Booklet
- “Words Matter When Providers Talk About Addiction” Flyer
- “Words Matter When Providers Talk About Addiction – For Patients” Flyer
- “Using Nasal Spray to Reverse an Opioid Overdose” Fact Sheet
- “Supporting Someone with Opioid Addiction” Flyer
- “Getting Help for an Opioid Use Disorder” Flyer
- “The Truth About Opioids” Fact Sheet
- “How to Respond to an Opioid Overdose with Naloxone” Video
Tribal Opioid Response – Healing Ourselves and Our Communities
This video was created for tribal community members to learn more about preventing, treating, and recovering from opioid use disorder.
Tribal Opioid Response – Healing Our Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
This video was developed for healthcare providers working with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. Watch to gain clinical insight about effective strategies for treating opioid use disorder and supporting AI/AN patients walk the road to recovery.
didgʷálič Wellness Center Video
The didgʷálic (deed-gwah-leech) Wellness Center – owned and operated by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community – is a multi-specialty community health organization that provides counseling, medication, primary care, and social services to both Native and non-Native patients with substance use and behavioral health disorders. Through applying community knowledge and evidence-based medicine, didgʷálic has helped turned the tide of the epidemic at Swinomish. Watch this video to learn more about the didgʷálič Wellness Center’s unique treatment model. To learn more visit: didgwalic.com.
All videos were produced by the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) Tribal Opioid Response Project, which is dedicated to providing important resources to prevent opioid misuse, helping those in treatment, and empowering American Indian and Alaska Native community members with knowledge so they can protect themselves and their loved ones. To learn more visit: npaihb.org.
Indian Country Opioid Response Monthly Newsletter
Previous Issues:
- December 2019 – Substance Use Disorder in Pregnant & Parenting Women
- November 2019 – Opioid Prevention Media Campaigns
- October 2019 – Good Samaritan Overdose Laws
- September 2019 – Telehealth
- August 2019 – Fentanyl
- July 2019 – Special Populations: Youth & Substance Use
- June 2019 – Syringe Service Programs
- May 2019 – Peer Support Specialists
- April 2019 – Trauma & Addiction
- March 2019 – Narcan & First Responders
- February 2019 – Northwest Regional Highlights
Additional Resources
COVID-19 Specific Resources
- COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance (SAMHSA)
- CMS Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet (CMS) — March 17, 2020
- Considerations for the Care and Treatment of Mental & Substance Use Disorders in COVID-19 (SAMHSA) — March 20, 2020
- COVID-19 Guidance for People Who Use Drugs & Harm Reduction Programs (Harm Reduction Coalition)
- Notification of Enforcement Discretion on Telehealth Remote Communications (HHS)
- DEA Information on Telemedicine (SAMHSA)
“Zero Overdoses” Training by Virna Little and Tom McCarry, City University of New York – School of Public Health. Please contact Tom McCarry at mccarryt@gmail.com for more information.
- Zero Overdose Training and Technical Assistance Services
- Overdose Safety Plan Quick Guide
- The Overdose Safety Plan
- Overdose Safety Plan Training at Partnership Health Center in Missoula, MT
Education Campaign & Toolkits
- Heal Safely (Oregon Health Authority)
- ONE Tribal Opioid Campaign (Washington State Health Care Authority)
- Harm Reduction Toolkit (Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium)
- Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (SAMHSA)
- “Tips for Teens: Opioids” (SAMHSA)
- “Guide to Developing and Managing: Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects” (Harm Reduction Coalition)
Web Resources
- Opioid Basics (CDC)
- “Opioid Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)” (NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- IHS Guidance on Opioids for First Responders, (Including Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids)
- Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System (PDAPS): Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Laws (by State)
- “How States Handle Drug Use During Pregnancy” (ProPublica)
- “Tapping Tribal Wisdom: Providing Collaborative Care for Native Pregnant Women With Substance Use Disorder and Their Infants” (National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare)
- IHS National Committee on Heroin, Opioids and Pain Efforts (HOPE Committee)
- Addiction Center
Videos & Webinars
- How Nalxone Saves Lives in Opioid Overdose (NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- The White Earth Nation MOMS Program
- Using Traditional Culture to Fight Addiction (Penobscot Nation)
- “Coordinating Clinical and Public Health Responses to Opioid Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments” (CDC)
- Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) in AI/AN (National Congress of American Indians)