Opiate Addiction and Treatment

Understanding Addiction

• Definition of Addiction
  American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
• Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• East to Read Drug Facts
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (2016)
  Office of the Surgeon General of the United States (OSG)
• Office of National Drug Control Policy - President's Commission
  The White House
• Opioid Crisis (Video) by Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  April 2017 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit
• Opioid Overdose Crisis
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Opioid Prescribing, Vital Signs (July 2017)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• The Role of Science in Addressing the Opioid Crisis
  Volkow ND, Collins FS. N Engl J Med. 2017 July 27. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsr1706626.
• TurnTheTideRx: Surgeon General's Call to End the Opioid Crisis
  Office of the Surgeon General of the United States (OSG)
• Why Are Drugs So Hard to Quit? (Video)
  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Opioid Overdose

• Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Opioid Overdose
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Opioid Overdose Reversal with Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio)
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Pillbox - Help with identifying unknown solid dosage pharmaceuticals
  National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (PDF, 369 KB)
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Opioid Drugs

• Fentanyl
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Heroin
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Prescription Opioids
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Opioids
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Fentanyl
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Treating Opioid Addiction

• Buprenorphine Training for Physicians
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• MATx: A Mobile App to Support Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Medication and Counseling Treatment
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Buprenorphine
  • Methadone
  • Naloxone
  • Naltrexone
• Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Opioid Addiction Treatment: A Guide for Patients, Families and Friends
  American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
• Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide (Third Edition)
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Opioid Prescribing

• Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids: Online Training
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Opioid Overdose: Information for Patients
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Opioid Overdose: Information for Providers
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits
  American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
• Pathways to Safer Opioid Use (immersive, interactive training tool)
  Health.gov, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP)
• State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
  Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Pregnancy, Opioid Use, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
  • Pamphlets for Pregnant Women Who Use Buprenorphine or Methadone
  • Opioids
• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (Publications, Videos, and Webinars)
  National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Substance Use While Pregnant and Breastfeeding
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders in Pregnancy
  National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Recovery

• Recovery and Recovery Support
  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Data, Trends, & Statistics

• CDC Publications on Opioid Overdose
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Data Overview: Overview of the Drug Overdose Epidemic: Behind the Numbers
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Overdose Death Rates
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Prescription Opioid Data
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Trends & Statistics
  National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Topic-related Searches of National Library of Medicine Resources

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.
• Opioid Addiction Treatment
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.
• Opioid Epidemic
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.
• Opioid Prescribing
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.
• Pregnancy and Opioid Use
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.
• Treatment of Opioid Overdose
  • Articles from last 6 months
  • Review articles
  • All articles on this topic - May retrieve large number of citations
  • Copy this link to use in an RSS reader (such as Live Bookmarks, Feedly, Digg Reader, or Feeder) and get alerted to new citations.

Drug Information Portal - Links to drug information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other US government agencies

• Buprenorphine
• Codeine
• Dilaudid (Hydromorphone)
• Fentanyl
• Heroin
• Methadone
• Naltrexone
• Narcan (Naloxone)
• Oxycontin (Oxycodone)
• Suboxone (Buprenorphine mixture with Naloxone)
• Tramadol
• Vicodin (Acetaminophen mixture with Hydrocodone bitartrate)

MedlinePlus - Consumer Health Information

• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Opioid Abuse and Addiction
• Pregnancy and Substance Abuse
• Prescription Drug Abuse
• Substance Abuse Problems

NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog

• Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Opioid Epidemic
• Opioid Prescribing

DisasterLit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health

• Opioid Information

Selection Guidelines

• Selection Guidelines for Non-National Library of Medicine Resources

Disclaimer

• Reference to an external Internet resource on this site does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the services or views described in that resource.
• PDF documents can be viewed with the free Adobe® Reader