This Fact Sheet provides readers with an overview of SSPs, including the components that make up a comprehensive SSP and the obstacles encountered by programs and their participants....
This Fact Sheet provides an introduction to drugged driving, discusses the scientific uncertainty surrounding the offense of drugged driving (as opposed to the established standard for drunk driving), spells out challenges faced by law enforcement, and describes technological advancements related to testing....
This Fact Sheet sets forth how fentanyl test strips work as a drug checking tool, their harm reduction benefits, and the current challenges surrounding their legality....
This Fact Sheet provides information about the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the complex cleanup process required in areas where fentanyl contamination has occurred....
This Fact Sheet provides information about new and emerging drugs of abuse, which are not controlled by international drug conventions, but nonetheless can pose a significant threat to public health and safety....
This Fact Sheet provides information about Pay for Success Funding Initiatives, which involve, at a minimum, four parties: (1) the service provider/social program; (2) an investor or investors; (3) an independent evaluator; and (4) a traditional funder or “outcomes payor,” usually a branch of federal, state, or local government....
This fact sheet examines peer respites, which are voluntary, short-term programs, usually overnight, that provide community-based, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a psychiatric crisis....
This fact sheet examines polypharmacy, which is defined as the concurrent use of several prescribed medications. ...
This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....
This Fact Sheet provides information about federal laws related to privacy protections for treatment records....