Preventing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Facts, Factors, and Strategies
An at-a-glance resource to help prevention practitioners better understand and prevent the growing problem of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
Preventing Heroin Use: Facts, Figures, and Strategies (ISSUES BRIEF)
This resource describes recent trends in and factors associated with heroin use, including the non-medical use of prescription opioids. To facilitate substance misuse prevention planning at the state and local levels, the brief also includes information on data sources for heroin-related indicators and strategies that show promise in reducing rates of heroin use and overdose.
Preparing for Prescriber Education: Getting the Lay of the Land
This practice-support tool identifies the different agencies responsible for prescribing and distributing prescription opioids in a community.
Preparing for Naloxone Distribution: Resources for First Responders and Others
Presents resources for preparing first responders to distribute and/or administer naloxone, including community-based programs; prescribers and pharmacists; and law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical services.
Practitioner Guide to Preventing Cocaine Use: Facts, Figures, and Strategies
Cocaine use in the United States has begun to rise in the past few years, and indicators suggest it will continue to rise, at greater levels, in the coming years. This issue brief is designed to help prevention practitioners better understand and prevent this growing problem.
Potential Challenges to Obtaining Useful Data
Learn about the potential challenges to obtaining useful epidemiological and other data during prevention planning.
Positive Approaches to Preventing Substance Use and Misuse among Boys and Young Men of Color: Programs and Strategies At-A-Glance
This practice-support tool provides summaries of interventions that help young people develop abilities and attitudes necessary to succeed and thrive.
Overcoming Barriers to Data-Sharing
This resource provides an overview of some common barriers to obtaining archival data, and strategies for overcoming these challenges.
Opportunities for Engaging Partners to Prevent Opioid Overdose-related Deaths
Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the world of prevention. This tool presents different sectors prevention practitioners may want to engage in opioid overdose prevention efforts, along with opportunities for meaningful engagement.
Opportunities for Collaborating with Medical Professionals to Prevent Opioid Misuse
This tool presents examples of state- and local-level opportunities for collaborating with medical professionals across settings to plan and support prescriber education programming.