Resources
Basic Facts on Opioids and Other Drugs
DEA Office of Diversion Control fact sheets on drugs and chemicals
Health & Human Services Fact Sheets
Drug Enforcement Administration Publications
- Drugs of Abuse
- The Truth About Prescription Drug Abuse
- Growing up Drug-Free: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention (2017)
- Just Think Twice – Teacher’s Guide (2011)
Policy, Strategy, & Opioid-focused Law Enforcement Information
National Drug Control Strategy (2014)
ONDCP: A Drug Policy for the 21st Century
FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week
Operation Engage
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Operation Engage initiative is a comprehensive community-level approach to address the drug epidemic through prevention strategies, facilitating conversations and collaboration with local partners.
National Take-Back Initiative
The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
DEA Report: Counterfeit Pills Fueling U.S. Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis (July 2016)
Bureau of Justice Assistance Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit
- September 21, 2016 Memorandum from Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch
Education, Prevention and Treatment Resources
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
Fact sheets, videos, blogs for teens and health care providers
Health & Human Services – Opioids: The Prescription Drug & Heroin Overdose Epidemic
Drug disposal, resources for state and community planners, treatment and recovery, drug courts, overdose response protocols, resources for clinicians
Just Think Twice
Facts, statistics, and trends - designed for teens, first person stories of addiction
Above the Influence
Focused on avoiding drugs and addiction, finding help along the way
Drug Abuse.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse - drugs of abuse, trends and statistics, blogs, addiction science, the criminal justice system, prevention, treatment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Provides opioid facts, prevention, local information sources, community presentations.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA)