Section Name Description
Module 1: Introduction to Substance Use Disorder in Public Health File Lesson Summary: Module 1: Introduction to Substance Use Disorder in Public Health

The lesson summary includes key information needed to meet the objectives of this module. You are encouraged to review it carefully. At the end of the lesson summary, you'll also find a list of references with clickable links, you can explore them if you'd like to learn more or dive deeper into the topic.
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Module 1: Lesson 1: Introduction to Substance Use Disorders URL What Is a Substance Use Disorder?

Read the entire webpage. (11 minutes)

American Psychiatric Association - 2020
URL Addictionary

Lookup the definition of the terms "Withdrawal" and "relapse" in this special dictionary about substance use. Additionally, you may search any other unfamiliar terms to improve your understanding. (2 minutes)

Recovery Research Institute - 2017
URL Is Addiction a Disease?

Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes)

Partnership to End Addiction - 2017
URL Determinants and prevalence of relapse among patients with substance use disorder: case of Icyizere psychotherapeutic centre

Read "Conceptual framework" and figure 1. (1 minute)

BMC - 2021
URL Drug Withdrawal Symptoms, Timelines & Treatment

Read "What is drug withdrawal", "Symptoms of drug withdrawal," and "Why Does Withdrawal Occur?" (2 minutes)

American Addiction Centers - 2022
URL 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 entire chapter 2." (50 minutes)

NCBI - 2016
URL Alcohol's Effects on the Body

Read the entire web page. (7 minutes)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - 2013
URL 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 - 2020
URL Abuse of Over-the-counter Medicines: A Pharmacist’s Perspective

Read the entire article. (21 minutes)

Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice - 2016
URL Family and Social Aspects of Substance Use Disorders and Treatment

Read content under “Effects of Substance Use Disorders on the Family” and “Social Effects of Substance Use Disorders” (3 minutes)

NCBI - 2014
URL Substance-related Disorders

Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes)

DSM-5 
Module 1: Lesson 2: The global impact of Substance Use Disorders URL The global burden of disease attributable to alcohol and drug use in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Read the introduction, results, and discussion. (44 minutes)

The Lancet - Psychiatry - 2018
URL Drug use disorders: impact of a public health rather than a criminal justice approach

Read the entire page. (8 minutes)

World Psychiatry - 2018
Module 2: Identifying Substance Use Disorders File Lesson Summary: Module 2: Identifying Substance Use Disorders

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File Study Guide: Module 2: Identifying Substance Use Disorders

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Module 2: Lesson 1: Assessment of Substance Use Disorders URL DSM 5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders

Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes)

Verywell Mind's - Ⓒ 2025 Dotdash Media - 2024
URL DSM-5 Checklist (DSM5)

Download the PDF document and read the entire DSM5 checklist. (8 minutes)

Universities of Wisconsin - Addiction Research Center - 2013
URL Substance Use Disorder Evaluations

Read from "8. What are the Risk Factors of Substance Use Disorder?" to "17. NIDA Drug Screening Tool" (included). (35 minutes)

J. Flowers Health Institute - 2024
URL SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention & Referral to Treatment

Read the content in the tables. (10 minutes)

OASAS - 2022
URL Screening and Assessment Tools Chart

Read the content in the tables. (3 minutes)

NIH - 2023
URL The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health Chapter 1

Read the content under the heading " Vulnerability to Substance Misuse Problems and Disorders. (3 minutes)

NCBI - 2017
URL A scoping review of social determinants of health's impact on substance use disorders over the life course

Read the entire article except for the methods. (47 minutes)

JSAT - 2024
URL DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale

Read the content under the heading "Overarching Issues". (33 minutes)

NCBI - 2013
URL Screening Tools Collection

Explore the downloadable content on the webpage, they contain specific information for each tool. (40 minutes)

NCETA, Flinders University. - 2023
Module 2: Lesson 2: The Social Determinants of Substance Use Disorders URL Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Social Determinants of Health: What Are Communities Doing?

Download the article at the highlighted link and read the entire document. (16 minutes)

Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector - 2013
URL WOMEN AND DRUGS Drug Use, Drug Supply and Their Consequences

Download the article in the read more section and 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 - 2018
URL Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health

Read the entire page. (2 minutes)

NIH - 2016
Module 2: Lesson 3: Identifying the comorbidities of substance use and medical and mental disorders URL Comorbidity of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders in Europe

Download the document in the highlighted text and read the entire document. (25 minutes)

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction - 2016
URL Substance Use and Associated Health Conditions Throughout the Lifespan

Read the content under the heading "Discussion". (25 minutes)

NCBI - 2017
URL Substance Use During Pregnancy

Read the entire webpage.  (9 minutes)

CCenters for Disease Control and Prevention - 2022
URL Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report

Read from the heading "Part 1: The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness," up to the end of "Part 3: The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and HIV". (21 minutes)

National Institute on Drug Abuse - 2018
Module 3: Substance Use Disorder Prevention Strategies File Lesson Summary: Module 3: Substance Use Disorder Prevention Strategies

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File Study Guide: Module 3: Substance Use Disorder Prevention Strategies

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Module 3: Lesson 1: Prevention Programs and Policies URL CHAPTER 3. PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

Read from "Risk and Protective Factors" until "Maximizing Prevention Program and Policy Effectiveness" (excluded). (60 minutes)

National Library of Medicine - 2016
URL Environmental substance use prevention interventions in Europe

Read the content under the heading "1. Prevention traditions and environmental prevention" on pages 10 -17. 
Read table 2. Environmental prevention measures covered in the survey on pp 19-20. (27 minutes)

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction - 2018
URL A Guide to SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework

Download the guide at the highlighted link. Read from pages 4 to 31 in the guide. 
This is a generic planning model and students who have completed a core MPH curriculum may be familiar with it. (65 minutes)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 2019
Module 3: Lesson 2: The role of healthcare workers and social and community support in preventing substance use disorders URL 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 - 2020
URL Individualized approach to primary prevention of substance use disorder: age-related risks

Read the entire article. (25 minutes)

Springer - 2020
URL SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention TOOLKIT

Download the article at the highlighted link. Read the content under the heading " STRATEGIES TO PREVENT OVERDOSE DEATHS " on page 2-3. (7 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2018
URL Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults

Download the article from the review source and refresh it to view it. Read Chapter 2 (pages 19 –24) of the document. (13 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2019
URL Preventing Marijuana Use Among Youth

Download the article in the review source and refresh it to view it. Read Chapter 2 (pages 21 – 32) of the document. (37 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2021
URL Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: A Guide for Healthcare Providers

Download the article in the highlighted link. Read pages 1 to 8 of the document. (35 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2017
URL School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention: Promising and Successful Programs

Read from "Chapter 2" until "Conclusion' (24 minutes)

Government of Canada - 2022
Module 4: Intervention and Control File Lesson Summary: Module 4: Intervention and Control

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File Study Guide: Module 4: Intervention and Control

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Module 4: Lesson 1 : Substance Use Disorders Treatment and Relapse Prevention URL International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders

Download the document and read Chapter 2 (Key Principles and Standards for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders) on pages 15-23 of the pdf and Chapter 4 (Treatment Settings, Modalities, and Interventions) on pages 34-84 of the pdf. (76 minutes)

WHO - 2020
URL Relapse Prevention: Clinical Models and Intervention Strategies

Read Introduction; “Lapse, Relapse, and Recovery”; “Effectiveness and Efficacy of RP"; "Determinants of Relapse", and the first two subsections of "Models of RP": ( “The Cognitive–Behavioral Model of Relapse” and “The Cognitive–Behavioral Model of Relapse, Revised”). (30 minutes)

Doctor - 2019
URL Community Expansion of Evidence-Based Harm Reduction Strategies for People Who Use Drugs

Go to the page and download the document: Read the entire document. (30 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2025
URL VISION FOR THE FUTURE: A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH

Read chapter 7. (50 minutes)

NCBI - 2016
URL Strategies to support substance use disorder care transitions from acute-care to community-based settings: a scoping review and typology

Read the introduction, results, and discussion (33 minutes)

BMC - 2023
URL International standards for the treatment of drug use disorders

Download the document and read (Treatment Settings, Modalities, and Interventions) from pages 34 to 63 of the pdf. (76 minutes)

WHO - 2020
URL Guide: 11 Indicators of Quality Addiction Treatment

Read the entire page (8 minutes)

Recovery Research Institute - 2017
URL Addiction Relapse Prevention

Read the entire document. (23 minutes)

NIH- 2023
URL Harm Reduction Framework

Go to the page and download the document: "Harm Reduction Framework", read the entire document. (35 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2021
URL Conceptualizing patient-centered care for substance use disorder treatment: findings from a systematic scoping review

Read the entire document.  (33 minutes)

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - 2019
URL Addiction and autonomy: Why emotional dysregulation in addiction impairs autonomy and why it matters

Read the entire web page.  (82 minutes)

Frontiers in Psychology - 2023
Module 4: Lesson 2: Intervention Considerations in Therapy and Control of Substance Use Disorders URL 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 - 2014
URL Substance Use Disorder Treatment Options

Read the entire webpage, then click on "What is buprenorphone?" "What is naltrexone?" and " What is methadone?" and read the corresponding pages. (35 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2024
URL Harm Reduction Framework

Read the "Framework overview" to the end of "Community-Based Harm Reduction Programs (CHRPs)" PDF pages 6 to 17. (30 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2023
URL 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 - 2017
URL The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction

Read the entire article. (2 minutes)

International society of substance use professionals  - 2019
URL What we heard: Strengthening Canada's approach to substance use issues

Read the entire article. (60 minutes)

Government of Canada - 2019
URL Substance Use and Cultural Diversity: An Experience with the Nepalese Community in the UK

Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes)

The Forward Trust - 2024
URL Cultural Considerations in Addiction Treatment" The Application of Cultural Humility

Read the entire document. (19 minutes)

Advances in Addiction and Recovery - 2021
URL 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 - 2021
URL Substance Use Disorders in Crisis Settings: Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention Approaches

Read the content from the heading "Guidelines for integrated longitudinal assessment" until the heading "CME Post-Test". (16 minutes)

Psychiatric Times - 2019
URL Improving Cultural Competence: Quick Guide for Clinicians

Download the document at the highlighted link and read pages 4 to 47. (47 minutes)

SAMHSA - 2014
Module 5: Ethics and Research in SUD Care File Lesson Summary: Module 5: Ethics and Research in SUD Care

The lesson summary includes key information needed to meet the objectives of this module. You are encouraged to review it carefully. At the end of the lesson summary, you'll also find a list of references with clickable links, you can explore them if you'd like to learn more or dive deeper into the topic.
File Study Guide: Module 5: Ethics and Research in SUD Care

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Module 5: Lesson 1: Addressng Stigma in Substance Use Disorder Care Settings URL Tell Me What to Say: How to Approach Challenging Patient Conversations

Watch the video. (7 minutes)

Office-Based Addiction Treatment at Boston Medical Center's Grayken for Addiction - 2019
URL Stories of Stigma: Stephanie’s Story

Watch the video. (2 minutes)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts - 2015
URL Human Rights, Stigma, and Substance Use

Read the entire article. (31 minutes)

Health and Human Rights Journal - 2020
URL Communicating about Substance Use in Compassionate, Safe and Non-Stigmatizing Ways

Read the entire webpage. (30 minutes)

Government of Canada - 2020
URL Evidence for Strategies that Address Substance-Use Related Stigma
Read the key findings, discussion, and conclusion. (30 minutes)
Public Health Agency of Canada - 2024
URL Reducing stigma and discrimination for people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use
Download the document at the highlighted link and read 3.5 Interventions for reducing stigma, from pages 27 to 36 of the PDF document. (45 minutes)

NDARC - 2017
URL Addictionary Words Matter: Judicial Language and Substance Use Disorders

Browse this website that provides destigmatized language to use when talking about substance use disorders. (103 minutes)

Recovery Research Institute. - 2019 
URL 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 - 2020
URL Reversing the Stigma of Opioid Addiction

Watch the video. (10 minutes)

NBC Left Field
URL The Opioid Project: Changing Perceptions through Art and StoryTelling

Read at least one or two recovery and remembrance stories. (30 minutes)

Opoid Project - 2019
Module 5: Lesson 2: Ethical Issues in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Settings URL 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 - 2019
URL Public Health Code of Ethics

Read the content under the heading " Section 3: Guidelines for Ethical Analysis" pgs 7-10. (15 minutes)

American Public Health Association - 2019
URL Alcohol Abuse and Other Substance Use Disorders: Ethical Issues in Obstetric and Gynecologic Practice

Read the section: "Ethical Rationale for Clinical Recommendations and Guidelines Related to Substance Use Disorder" and "Ethical Approach to Common Patient-Care Issues Related to Substance Use Disorder". (15 minutes)

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - 2015
URL Code of Ethics

Read the content under the heading "Introduction to NAADAC/NCC AP Ethical Standars" on page 1. (3 minutes)

National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors - 2021
URL Disclosing Patients' Personal Information: A Framework

Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes)

General Medical Council - 2018
URL Disclosures for the Protection of Patients and Others

Read the entire webpage. (13 minutes)

General Medical Council - 2018
URL Using and Disclosing Patient Information for Secondary Purposes

Read the entire webpage. (20 minutes)

General Medical Council - 2018
URL Public Health Code of Ethics

Read the content under the heading "Section 4: Ethical Action Guidance for Policy and Practice in Functional Domains of Public Health " on pages 11- 30. (68 minutes)

American Public Health Association - 2019
Module 5: Lesson 3: Challenges in Substance use Disorder Research URL Addiction Research Ethics and the Belmont Principles: Do Drug Users Have a Different Moral Voice?

Read the sections "Ethical Principles Underlying the Conduct of Human Subjects Research", "Ethical Contexts of Addiction Research", "Participant Perspectives", "Conclusion", and "Glossary". (14 minutes)

NIH - 2010
URL Women and Substance Use Disorders in low- and middle-income countries: A call for Advancing Research Equity in Prevention and Treatment

Download the article and read the entire article. (12 minutes)

Taylor and Francis Online - 2019
URL Challenges to Studying Illicit Drug Users

Read the entire article. (34 minutes)

US National Library of Medicine - 2019
URL 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 - 2018
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