Substance Use and Public Health: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: Introduction to Substance Use Disorders	The Science of Drug Use and Addiction: The Basics.	Read the entire article to understand key terms. (10 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse
	Addictionary	Lookup the definition of the terms "Withdrawal" and "relapse" in this special dictionary about substance use. Additionally, you may search for any other unfamiliar terms to improve your understanding. (2 minutes) Recovery Research Institute
	Understanding the Disease of Addiction	Read the content under the heading "Addiction Models." (3 minutes) American Addiction Centers
	Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health: Chapter 2 :The Neurobiology of Substance Use, Misuse, and Addiction.	Read the content under the heading "Preview", "Conducting Research on Neurobiology...", "The Addiction Cycle", "Different Classes of ...", "Different Classes of Substances Affect the Brain and Behavior in Different Ways" and "Factors that Increase ...". (28 minutes) NCBI
	Alcohol's Effects on the Body	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
	Commonly Used Drugs Charts	Click on "Cocaine," "Marijuana (Cannabis)," "Heroin," "Inhalants," "Prescription Opioids," "Tobacco/Nicotine," and "Methamphetamine" and read the section "Possible Health Effects" for each. (7 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse
	Over the Counter (OTC) Drug Addiction, Abuse, And Treatment	Read the entire page. (6 minutes) Addiction Center
	Family and Social Aspects of Substance Use Disorders and Treatment	Read the entire article. (11 minutes) NCBI
	3.4 Models that help us understand AOD use in society	Although the resource is a bit old, it provides an excellent overview of the various models of addiction. You can read the entire page for a summary of different models. (10 minutes) Australian Government Department of health

Module 1: Lesson 2: The global impact of Substance Use Disorders	The Global Burden of Mental, Neurological and Substance Use Disorders: An Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010	Read the entire article. (40 minutes) PLOS
	Drug use disorders: impact of a public health rather than a criminal justice approach	Read the entire page. (8 minutes) World Psychiatry

Module 2: Lesson 1: Assessment of Substance Use Disorders	The Diagnostic Criteria for Substance Use Disorders (Addiction)	Read the content on the main page and click on the headings "Alcohol," "Cannabis," "Hallucinogens," "Inhalants," "Opioid," "Sedatives, Hypnotics, or Anxiolytics," "Stimulants," and "Tobacco" and read the content for each. (38 minutes) MentalHelp.net An American Addiction Centers Resources
	Commonly Used Substance Use Disorder Screening Instruments.	Read the content in the table. (4 minutes) MassHealth PCC Plan MBHP
	DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale	Read the content under the heading "Overarching Issues". (33 minutes) NCBI

Module 2: Lesson 2: Identifying the comorbidities of substance use and medical and mental disorders	Comorbidity of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders in Europe	Read the entire document. (25 minutes) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
	Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report	Read the content from the heading "Part 1: The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness," on page 4 to the end of page 15. (21 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse
	Substance Use and Associated Health Conditions Throughout the Lifespan	Read the content under the heading "Discussion". (25 minutes) NCBI
	Substance use disorders and medical comorbidities among high-need, high-risk patients with diabetes	Read the content under the heading " 1. Introduction." (6 minutes) SciencieDirect
	WOMEN AND DRUGS Drug Use, Drug Supply and Their Consequences	Read the content under the headings "Health and social consequences of drug use among women" and "Access to treatment and care for drug use disorders," on pages 20-23. (12 minutes) UNODC

Module 2: Lesson 3: Coping with risks associated with substance use disorders.	Symptoms and Signs of Substance abuse	Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) American Addiction Centers
	Addressing Substance Use in Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Companion Resource to the SAMHSA Crisis Toolkit	Read the content under the headings "Core Services and Best Practices" and "Core Principles and Essential Partnerships" on pages 6-15. (32 minutes) National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
	What Is A Crisis Intervention?	Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) Vertava Health
	Substance Use Disorders in Crisis Settings: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention Approaches	Read the content under the heading "Guidelines for integrated longitudinal assessment" until the heading "CME Post-Test". (16 minutes) Psychiatric Times

Module 2: Lesson 4: The Social Determinants of Substance Use Disorders	Coexisting social conditions and health problems among clients seeking treatment for illicit drug use in Finland: The HUUTI study	Read the content under the heading ¨Abstract¨ , ¨Results¨ and ¨Discussions¨ (16 minutes) BMC Public Health
	Risk and Protective Factors	Read the complete article. (6 minutes) SAMHSA
	Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health	Read the entire page. (2 minutes) NIH

Module 3: Lesson 1 : Substance use disorders treatment and relapse prevention	Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition)	Read the content under the headings "Principles of Effective Treatment" on pages 3-6 and "What is drug addiction treatment?" on pages 7-9. (11 minutes) NIH
	Guide: 11 Indicators of Quality Addiction Treatment	Read the entire page (8 minutes) Recovery Research Institute
	Relapse Prevention: Clinical Models and Intervention Strategies	Read the content under the headings "Effectiveness and Efficacy of RP" and "Models of RP" until the heading "Clinical RP Interventions to Reduce Lapse and Relapse Risk" (20 minutes) Doctor
	Vision for the Future: A Public Health Approach	Read the entire page (51 minutes) NCBI
	Affording Housing Models and Recovery	Read the entire article (5 minutes) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
	Therapeutic Communities Research Report What Are Therapeutic Communities?	Read the entire article (4 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse

Module 3: Lesson 2: Intervention considerations in therapy and control of substance use disorders	Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions in Substance Use	Read the content under the headings "Abstract," "Treatment Approaches," "Individual Psychosocial Interventions," and "Special Populations." (22 minutes) NCBI
	Barriers to Use of Pharmacotherapy for Addiction Disorders and How to Overcome Them	Read the entire article. (29 minutes) NIH
	Pharmacotherapy of Tobacco Use Disorder	Read the entire article (18 minutes) The American Journal of Psychiatry Residents’ Journal
	Drug-Related Harm Reduction	Read the entire webpage (6 minutes) World Health Organization
	Measures of harm reduction service provision for people who inject drugs	Read the entire page (22 minutes) World Health Organization
	Stages of Recovery	Read the entire page, click on the headings "Pre-contemplative", "Contemplative", "Preparation & Action", and "Maintenance" to expand the content. (6 minutes) Recovery Research Institute
	Strengthening Canada’s Approach to Substance Use Issues	Read the content under the headings "3. The Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy" and "4. How to get there - Issues for discussion" (49 minutes) Government of Canada
	Cross-Cultural Issues in Recovery from Addiction	Watch the entire video (5 minutes) CalSouthern Psychology
	Adapting evidence-informed complex population health interventions for new contexts: a systematic review of guidance	Read the abstract and from the heading "Categories" to the end of the article (33 minutes) BMC Implementation Science
	A systematic review of adaptations of evidence-based public health interventions globally	Read the entire article (37 minutes) BMC Implementation Science
	Understanding Stages of Change and Best Interventions for Substance Use Disorders	Watch the video from 36:15 to 42:45 (7 minutes) National Nurse-Led Care Consortium

Module 4: Lesson 1: Prevention stategies for alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use disorders	A Guide to SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework	Read from pages 4 to 31 (65 minutes) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
	Charper 3. Prevention Programs and Policies	Read the entire chapter (114 minutes) Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health
	Preventing Drug Misuse and Addiction: The Best Strategy	Read the entire guide (6 minutes) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
	Principles of Substance Abuse Prevention for Early Childhood - Chapter 2: Risk and Protective Factors	Read the entire webpage (13 minutes) National Institute on Drug Abuse
	Environmental substance use prevention interventions in Europe	Read the content under the heading "1. Prevention traditions and environmental prevention" on pages 9 -16. (24 minutes) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction
	COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations to a Comprehensive Healthcare Response. An International Society of Addiction Medicine Practice and Policy Interest Group Position Paper	Read the content under the heading "1. Introduction", "2. Early Detection and Referral Systems and Linkages to Other Community-based Services", and "3. Specific Concerns Around Opioid Substitution Therapy" (22 minutes) Basic & Clinical Neuroscience

Module 4: Lesson 2: The role of healthcare workers and social and community support in preventing substance use disorders	Role of Social Support in Relapse Prevention for Drug Addicts	Read from "Role of Social Support in Preventing Relapse" on page 917 to "Conclusion", page 921 (12 minutes) International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change
	An inverse relationship between perceived social support and substance use frequency in socially stigmatized populations	Read the content under the heading "Abstract", "Introduction", "Results", and "Discussion" (13 minutes) ElSelvier
	Vision for the future: A Public Health Approach	Read the entire article (36 minutes) NIH
	The Role of General Practitioners and Other Healthcare Providers in Preventing and Screening For Substance Abuse	Read the entire article (15 minutes) Common Health

Module 5: Lesson 1: Addressing stigma in substance use disorder care settings	The effectiveness of interventions for reducing stigma related to substance use disorders: a systematic review	Read the content under the heading "Introduction" (8 minutes) SSA Society for the Study of Addiction
	Human Rights, Stigma, and Substance Use	Read the content under the heading "Mental health and substance use problems", "What is stigma?", and "Types of stigma" (20 minutes) Health and Human Rights Journal
	Human Rights, Stigma, and Substance Use	Read the content under the heading "The burden of stigma related to substance use", "Structural stigma, ethics, and implications for policy and public health", and "Conclusion" (12 minutes) Health and Human Rights Journal
	The real stigma of substance use disorders	Read the content under the headings "What problem does this study address?" "What did this study find?" Why is this Study Important?" "Next Steps," and "Bottom Line" (9 minutes) Recovery Research Institute
	The Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Stigma Related to Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review	Read the content under the heading "Abstract" and "Discussion" (7 minutes) Wiley Open Library
	Ethical Imperatives to Overcome Stigma Against People With Substance Use Disorders	Read the entire webpage (12 minutes) AMA Journal of Ethics
	Shaming the Sick: Addiction and Stigma	Read the entire webpage (10 minutes) American Addiction Center
	Reducing Stigma Surrounding Substance Use Disorders	Read the webpage and explore the various resources relating to reducing stigma against SUD by clicking on the links provided. Curated Library about Opioid Use for Decision-makers

Module 5: Lesson 2: Ethical Issues in Substance Use Disorder Treatment settings	The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Ethical Issues in Addiction Practice	Read the content under the heading "Core Ethical Principles" (27 minutes) The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine - Ethical Issues in Addiction Practice
	Ethical management of substance use disorders: the Indian scenario	Read the entire article. (28 minutes) Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
	Code of Ethics	Read the content under the heading "Introduction to NAADAC/NCC AP Ethical Standards" on page 1 (3 minutes) National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors
	Treatment Improvement Protocol - Chapter 8: Ethical Issues	Read the content under the heading "Basic Ethical Principles" (14 minutes)

Module 5: Lesson 3: Challenges in Substance use Disorder Research	Addiction Research Ethics and the Belmont Principles: Do Drug Users Have a Different Moral Voice?	Read the content under the heading "Introduccion", and "Conclusions" (14 minutes) NIH
	Women and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries: A call for advancing research equity in prevention and treatment	Read the entire article. (12 minutes) Taylor and Francis Online
	Challenges to Studying Illicit Drug Users	Read the entire article. (34 minutes) US National Library of Medicine
	Ethical Issues in Research Involving Participants With Opioid Use Disorder	Read the content under the heading "Informed Consent and Decision-Making Capacity", "Financial Compensation and Concerns About Undue Inducement" and "Other Threats to Voluntariness" (11 minutes) Sage Journals
	Informed Consent for Addiction Treatment	Read the entire webpage (8 minutes) American Addiction Centers
	Disclosing patients' personal information: a framework	Read the entire webpage (10 minutes) General Medical Council
	Disclosures for the protection of patients and others	Read the entire webpage (13 minutes) General Medical Council
	Using and disclosing patient information for secondary purposes	Read the entire webpage (20 minutes) General Medical Council

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