Massachusetts State Prevention Strategies
- Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Support Block Grant FY2024-2024 Goals
- Office of Attorney General Strategic Plan, 2023-2027
- Substance Abuse Block Grant Proposed Goals, Objectives and Measures for FY22-23
- Implementing Best Practices Across the Continuum of Care to Prevent Overdose – A Roadmap for Governor’s (2021)
- Massachusetts Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) Plan, FY 2020/2021
- ORS Youth Substance Use Prevention Strategic Plan (2018)
- BSAS Opioid Overdose Response Strategies in Massachusetts (2014)
- BSAS Massachusetts Strategic Prevention Enhancement Project – 5-Year Plan (2012)
- BSAS Workforce and Organizational Strategic Plan (2010)
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Massachusetts General Programs
- Boston Municipal Court (BMC)
- Boston Public Health Commission
- Brandeis – Heller School – Opioid Policy Research Collaborative
- Brandeis Opioid Research Connector
- Center for Human Development (CHD)
- Center for Strategic Prevention Support
- Clean Slate
- Clinical & Support Options (CSO)
- Community Health Center of Franklin County
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM)
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (BORIN)
- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy
- Massachusetts Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals (LSP BOARD)
- Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS)
- Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC)
- Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA)
- Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)
- Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)
- Massachusetts Department of Corrections (MADOC)
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
- Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (MDHE)
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
- Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS)
- Massachusetts Drug Control Program (DCP)
- Massachusetts Harm Reduction Commission (Active 2018-2019)
- Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA)
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
- Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME)
- Massachusetts Office of the Governor
- Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)
- Massachusetts Health and Social Services (MHSS)
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Massachusetts
- Opioid Task Force – Franklin County & North Quabbin Region (Coalition)
- Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN)
- Recover Project
- School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD)
- Servicenet – Innovative Mental Health & Human Services
Massachusetts Data Resources
- Critical Incident Management System (CIMS) (must have Login)
- DPH – Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) Dashboard
- DPH – Current Overdose Data Dashboards
- DPH – Data Science, Research, and Epidemiology Division (DSRE)
- DPH – Prescription Monitoring Program Data in Massachusetts
- DPH – Public Health Data Warehouse (PHD)
- Building Community Capacity to Combat the Overdose Crisis with Data (2023)
Massachusetts Drug Alerts & Warnings
- Brandeis Heller School – Community Drug Supply Alerts
- Brandeis Heller School – The Cut
- Brandeis Heller School – Public Health Bulletins
- Brandeis Heller School – Street Narcotics Updates and Alerts
- Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS)
- MHSS – Clinical Advisory – Presence of Xylazine in the Massachusetts Drug Supply (2023)
- CPD, CFD respond to three overdoses in two days (News 9/26/2024)
- Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing ‘mass overdoses’ (6/3/2024)
- Accidental Opioid Overdoses Among People Using Cocaine (News 2/22/2023)
Massachusetts Drug Checking Information (Test Strips)
- Brandeis – Heller School – StreetCheck
- DPH – Fentanyl Test Strip (Providers Only)
- Next Distro
- DPH – Fentanyl Test Strip Kit Distribution Pilot Evaluation Report (2020)
Massachusetts Drug Cleanup Information
Massachusetts Drug Court Information/Programs
Massachusetts Drug Free Workplace Information
- HR for State Employees – Guide to Workplace Conduct (Mass.gov)
- National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
Massachusetts Drugged Driving Information
- Governor’s Highway Safety Association – Massachusetts
- Massachusetts law about drunk or drugged driving (Mass.gov)
- MADD – Massachusetts
- National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving – Massachusetts
Massachusetts Electronic Prescribing Information
Massachusetts First Responder Deflection Program(s) Information
- Civil Citation Diversion & Deflection Network
- Police, Treatment, and Community Collaboration (PTACC)
- Police-Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (PAARI)
- Jail Diversion Programs (JDP) (Mass.gov)
- NAMI – Mass Criminal Justice Diversion Project
- U.S. District Court of Massachusetts – Specialty Courts
- Cape and Islands – Juvenile Diversion Program
- Middlesex County – Juvenile and Young Adult Diversion Programs
- Northwestern – Drug Diversion & Treatment Program
- Plymouth County – The Diversion Program
- Worcester County – Diversion Program
- BJA: Massachusetts Byrne SCIP 2022-2023 Program
- A law enforcement initiative, begun in Gloucester, MA and now expanded nationwide, that aims to make police departments a point of entry for treatment, providing early intervention and treatment on demand for those with substance use disorders (2016)
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana & CBD Information
- Drug Free America Foundation – Marijuana
- Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC)
- MDAR – Industrial Hemp Program
- Medical Marijuana And Employment In Massachusetts (2018)
Massachusetts Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Information/Programs
- DPH – Medication Administration Program (MAP)
- MHSS – Information for licensed substance use disorder treatment programs
- MHSS – Pregnancy and Medications for Addiction Treatment
- MATADOR – Medication Assisted Treatment and Directed Opioid Recovery Program
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Commission (Mass.gov)
- SAMHSA – Find SUD Treatment
- SAMHSA – Medications for Substance Use Disorders
- SAMHSA – Methadone Take-Home Flexibilities Extension Guidance
- SAMHSA – Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (2021)
- BSAS – Updates RE: “Waiver from Certain Regulatory Requirements and Guidance – 42 CFR Part 8 and 105 CMR 164.000” (2024)
- BSAS – Memo RE: Waiver from Certain Regulatory Requirements and Guidance – 42 CFR Part 8 and 105 CMR 164.000 (2024)
- BSAS – Updates to Regulations 105 CMR 164.300 – Requirements Related to OTPs (2022)
- BSAS – Standards of Care (2016)
Massachusetts Naloxone Information/Programs
- DPH – Getting Naloxone from a Pharmacy or Store
- DPH – Naloxone for Programs and Agencies (Mass.gov)
- MHSS – FAQ’s about naloxone
- MHSS – Harm Reduction Program Locator
- MA Substance Use HELPLINE – Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Programs
- National Naloxone Map
- Next Distro
- Respond To Prevent
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Get. Give. Save.
Massachusetts Needle Exchange Programs (NEP) & Syringe Services Programs (SSP) Information
- Access, Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention and Education (AHOPE)
- AHOPE Needle Exchange (facebook)
- DPH – Syringe Service Program Locator
- NASEN – North American Syringe Exchange Network
- Next Distro
- DPH – Proper Use and Disposal of Needles and Syringes in Massachusetts (2016)
Massachusetts Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS) Information/Programs
- MHSS – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Data
- MHSS – Pregnancy and Medications for Addiction Treatment
- Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network of Massachusetts (PNQIN)
- PNQIN – Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Inpatient Management Quality Improvement Toolkit: Revised November 2023
Massachusetts Opioid Litigation Proceeds Information
- Barnstable County – Opioid Recovery & Remediation Funds (2022)
- Foxborough (Town of) – Opioid Abatement Funds
- Needham/MHOA – Opioid Settlement Funds Guide (2024)
- Guidance for Municipalities Utilizing Opioid Settlement Abatement Payments
- Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council
- Opioid Settlement Tracker
- Opioid Settlement Tracker – Massachusetts
Massachusetts Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), Supervised Injection Facilities (SIF) Information
- Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers
- Public Brief: Overdose Prevention Centers (2024)
- Somerville Supervised Consumption Site
Massachusetts Overdose Surveillance/Reporting Programs
- Brandeis – Heller School – Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS)
- Brandeis – Heller School – Opioid Policy Research Collaborative
- Brandeis – Heller School – StreetCheck
- Massachusetts Drug Supply Data Stream (MADDS)
- Building Community Capacity to Combat the Overdose Crisis with Data (2023)
- Massachusetts Harm Reduction Commission (Active 2018-2019)
Massachusetts Pain Management Information
- DPH – Medication Administration Program (MAP)
- BORIM – Prescribing Practices Policy and Guidelines (2023)
- DIA – Chronic Pain Treatment Guideline (2022)
- BORIM – Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids (2019)
- BORIM – MMS Opioid Therapy and Physician Communication Guidelines (2015)
- BSAS – Standards of Care (2016)
- MMS – Opioid Therapy and Physician Communication Guidelines
Massachusetts Pill Press Information
- NO IDENTIFIED STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION
Massachusetts Prescription Drug Drop-Off Information
- Cambridge Public Health Department
- Find a Waste Medication Kiosk (Mass.gov)
- MDEP – Safely Dispose of Prescription Drugs
- RxDrugDropBox.org
Massachusetts Prescription Drug Importation Program/Information
- NO IDENTIFIED STATE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION
Massachusetts Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Information – MassPAT
Massachusetts Prevention Resources
- Center for Strategic Prevention Support
- Chapter 55: The Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic – A data visualization of findings from the 2016 Chapter 55 report
- Drug Free America Foundation
- MHOA – Essential Measures: A Local Public Health Toolkit for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
- MHOA – Opioid Toolkit (2022)
- MHSS – Opioid Overdose Prevention Information
- MHSS – Substance Use Prevention for the General Public
- MHSS – Substance Use Prevention for Parents
- Operation Engage – Lowell
- Protect Your Kids from Prescription Drug Use
- Stop Addiction in its Tracks
- Support #StateWithoutStigMA
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Massachusetts Prison/Jail Programs/Information
- The Nexus Between Jail Diversion and Crisis Services (NASMHPD 2023)
- Report on Costs and Outcomes of Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs Included in G.L. 127 § 17B (2020)
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program
- Massachusetts Department of Correction One-Year Recidivism Rates of Men Released 2013 – 2020: A Multi-Year Descriptive Analysis of Correctional Recovery Academy and High School Equivalency Credential (2023)
- The MATADOR Program: Utilizing Incarceration to Tackle Addiction and Save Lives (2018)
Massachusetts Public Safety Announcements (PSAs)
- MHOA Opioid Toolkit – Introduction and Overview to Essential Measures
- Protecting Teens from Rx Opioids: Ask, Manage, Talk
- PSA: Drug Collection Boxes (Cambridge Police Department)
- Support a #StateWithoutStigMA
Massachusetts SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Information
- MASBIRT – TTA (Massachusetts Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment – Training & Technical Assistance)
- MASBIRT – TTA – Schools
- DATA BRIEF: Verbal Screenings for Alcohol and Substance Use in Massachusetts Public Schools: 2017-2018 School Year (July 2023)
- SBIRT in Schools Resource Toolkit (2021)
- SBIRT in Schools Guidelines and Recommendations (2016)
Massachusetts School Programs/Information
- Central Massachusetts Collaborative Rockdale High School
- DESE – Recovery High School Programs
- Independence Academy
- Liberty Preparatory Academy (formerly Springfield Recovery High School)
- MASBIRT – TTA – Schools
- Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) – Student and Family Support (SFS)
- Northshore Education Consortium
- Northshore Recovery High School
- Plymouth County Outreach
- SHIELD – Resources
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- William J. Ostiguy High School
- Behavioral and Mental Health 360º (MA Board of Higher Education 2023)
- DESE – Recovery High School Overview (2021)
- DESE – Guidance on School Policies Regarding Substance Use Prevention (2020)
Massachusetts Sober Living Homes/Recovery Residence Information
Massachusetts Support Services & Coalition Information
- 988 Lifeline
- Access, Harm Reduction, Overdose Prevention and Education (AHOPE)
- Big Cities Health Coalition
- Barnstable County – Substance Use & Prevention
- Board of Registration in Nursing – Substance Addiction Recovery Program (SARP)
- Board of Registration in Pharmacy – Pharmacy Substance Use Disorder Program (PSUD)
- Boston Public Health Commission
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Charlestown Coalition
- City of Melrose – Melrose Health and Wellness Coalition
- FIRST Steps Together
- The Journey Recovery Project
- Learn 2 Cope
- MA~ATR – Access to Recovery
- Massachusetts General Hospital – Center for Community Health Improvement
- Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
- Massachusetts Substance Use HELPLINE
- Milton Coalition
- Needham (Town of) – Public Health Services
- PAATHS (Providing Access to Addictions Treatment, Hope and Support)
- Recover Project
- RIZE Massachusetts
- Shatterproof – Treatment Atlas
- Tapestry Health
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Massachusetts Telemedicine/Telehealth Information
- CCHP – Telehealth Policy
- MassHealth – Access to Health Services through Telehealth Options (2023)
- MMS – Telehealth FAQ’s (2020)
- MMS – Telehealth and Virtual Care
Massachusetts Tribal & Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Information
- 988 Lifeline – Native American, Indian, Indigenous, & Alaska Natives
- Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe – Indian Health Service Unit
- One Sky Center
- The 360 Project – Turning Lives Around
- Urban Indian Health Institute
Massachusetts Training & Education Materials
- C4 Innovations – Training for MA Addiction Professionals
- Chapter 55: The Massachusetts Opioid Epidemic – A data visualization of findings from the 2016 Chapter 55 report
- Dougie the Drug Dog
- Operation Parent
- Opioid Overdose Prevention & Reversal – Information Sheet (2015)
- Prevention and Reduction of Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs Among High School-Age Youth in MA – Guidance Document (2016)
- School Health Institute for Education and Leadership Development (SHIELD)
- SUPE – Substance Use Prevention Education
- Timbi Talks About Addiction
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Vital Signs
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