Additional HHS Resources

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made it a priority to address the risks and harms of opioids. Several agencies within HHS have joined the effort.

• HHS and the White House
  • Help, Resources and Information on the National Opioids Crisisexternal icon
  • Opioids Crisis Next Doorexternal icon

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQexternal icon)
  • AHRQ Supporting HHS Opioid Initiativeexternal icon

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Drug Overdose
  • CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
  • COCA Call Series: Opioids
  • NIOSH Fentanyl Resources: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders
  • MMWR Opioid Reports
  • CDC Learning Connection

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDAexternal icon)
  • Remove the Risk Outreach Toolkitexternal icon
  • Opioid Medicationsexternal icon
  • A Proactive Response to Prescription Opioid Abuseexternal icon

• HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIGexternal icon)
  • HHS OIG Toolkits for Calculating Opioid Levels and Identifying Patients At Risk of Misuse or Overdoseexternal icon

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDAexternal icon)
  • NIDAMED: Medical & Health Professionalsexternal icon
  • Prescription Drug Abuseexternal icon
  • Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addictionexternal icon
  • Effective Treatments for Opioid Addictionexternal icon
  • Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Scienceexternal icon

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSAexternal icon)
  • Opioidsexternal icon
  • Finding Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disordersexternal icon
  • Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infantsexternal icon
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder – Executive Summaryexternal icon
  • Treating Overdose with Naloxonepdf iconexternal icon

• HHS Office of the Surgeon General (OSGexternal icon)
  • Postcard from the Surgeon Generalimage iconexternal icon
  • Facing Addiction in Americaexternal icon