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These comprehensive and diverse resources cover a wide range of Harm Reduction topics, from addiction treatment to overdose prevention. The library contains resources, tools, and information on services for both healthcare providers and the community.
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Community Mapping and Identifying Priority Populations for HIV Prevention and Care
This 2023 Community Mapping Toolkit for D.C. Organizations details how visualizing health disparities can help outreach programs for HIV prevention. The toolkit explores how community mapping can support your work, what goes into creating a community map, and how to use mapping tools that are available online.
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Reducing Harm When Using Drugs
This downloadable PDF provides general harm reduction tips for drug use and information on local harm reduction organizations in the Washington, DC area.
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Minnesota Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, First Edition 2018
These prescribing guidelines address opioid use throughout the pain continuum with a particular focus on the critical treatment period during acute pain and recovery from surgeries and injuries.
My Recovery DC
Treatment and recovery are part of the journey from addiction to health. MyRecovery is a public education campaign with an online service that helps DC residents who use opioids, alcohol, and other drugs find treatment and recovery services in their neighborhood.
NAMI Basics OnDemand
NAMI Basics OnDemand is a free, six-session online education program for parents, caregivers and other families who provide care for youth aged 22 or younger who are experiencing mental health symptoms.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) DC
NAMI DC is the District of Columbia chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization providing advocacy, education, support, and public awareness.
National Harm Reduction Coalition
The National Harm Reduction Coalition promotes the health and dignity of individuals and communities affected by drug use.
National Suicide Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. Dial 988 to get connected.
Needle Exchange – NEX
Providers and locations in the District of Columbia that provide needle exchange and harm reduction services.
NIDA Quick Screen
Details the NIDA Quick Screen with a reflex to NIDA-Modified ASSIST.
NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioids
The NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse maintains a resource and information page on opioids, including articles on treatment, medications, overdose rates, and drug facts.
Offering Naloxone to Patients
Here you will find information you need to start prescribing and dispensing naloxone rescue kits, including some useful resources containing further information about this life-saving medicine.
Opioid Awareness Campaign and Education
Opioid awareness and education in the DC metro area.
Opioid Clinic Use Doubles After COVID Arrives at Alabama HIV Center
At a large HIV clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, overall appointments for outpatient opioid use disorder (OUD) doubled after the COVID-19 epidemic arrived in March 2020.