Resources

The Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS), Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) provides guidance for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) combined with behavioral interventions as an effective practice that can support adolescents and young adults to achieve sobriety and engage in long-term recovery.

Journal of Adolescent Health Position Paper, VOLUME 68, ISSUE 3, P632-636, MARCH 2021 The authors make the case for practitioners who work with adolescents and young adults to provide timely, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Medication for Adolescents and Young Adults With Opioid Use Disorder. J Adolescent Health. 2021 Mar;68(3):632-636. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.129. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33485735; PMCID: PMC7902443.

The SAMHSA “Talk. They Hear You.”® (TTHY) campaign aims to reduce underage drinking and other substance use among youths under the age of 21 by providing parents and caregivers with the information and resources they need to address alcohol and other substances with their children. The materials and resources provided in this catalogue can be used in a variety of prevention efforts.

Overdose Resource Exchange (ORE) is a central collection of CDC-reviewed communication materials and educational resources about opioid misuse, addiction, treatment, and overdose prevention for state, territorial, and local health departments, tribal organizations, nonprofit and community-based organizations, healthcare providers, and public health professionals.