Texas State Prevention Strategies
- Prevention and Behavioral Health Promotion Program Guide (HHSC, Jan 2023)
- Texas Health and Human Services – Agency Action Plan to Address Substance Use (2020-2022)
- Texas Targeted Opioid Response (THHS)
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Texas General Programs
- Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES)
- Office of the Texas Governor
- Recovery ATX
- Serenity House
- Texas Attorney General’s Office
- Texas AHEC – East
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- Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS)
- Texas Department of Agriculture (AGRI)
- Texas Health and Human Services – Mental Health & Substance Use
- Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)
- Texas Medical Board (TMB)
- Texas Military Department – Joint Counterdrug Task Force
- Texas Narcotics Officers Association
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Texas Targeted Opioid Response (THHS)
- The Big Cities Health Coalition
Texas Data Resource Systems
- Dallas County – Data Dashboard
- Project Connect – TxCOPE
- THHS – Controlled Substance Overdose Reporting System (CSORS)
- THHS – Texas Overdose Data to Action
- THHS – Texas Syndromic Surveillance (TxS2) Use Cases and Success Stories
- THHS – Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- THHS – Texas Violent Death Reporting System
- Texas Department of State Health Services – Texas Health Data
- Texas Syndromic Surveillance (TxS2)
Texas Drug Alerts & Warnings
- Texas Department of State Health Services – News & Alerts
- Texas Department of State Health Services has issued a health advisory notifying health care providers of reports that an animal tranquilizer called xylazine (Mar 2023)
Texas Drug Checking Information
- NO HARM REDUCTION RESOPURCE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED
Texas Drug Cleanup Information
- There are currently no laws or regulations in Texas governing the clean up or disclosure of properties that have been identified as Clandestine Labs.
- The DEA has kept a catalog of properties since 2004 across the nation of locations of clandestine meth lab busts completed by their department, check to see if your property is on their list: National Clandestine Laboratory Register Data
Texas Drug Court Information/Programs
- Texas Association of Specialty Courts (TASC)
- Texas Department of State Health Services – Drug Courts
- Texas Specialty Courts List (TXcourts) (Feb 2023)
- Texas Specialty Court Resource Center
Texas Drug Free Workplace Information
- Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 (USDOL)
- National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
- Texas Guidebook for Employers – Drug-Free Workplace Policy
- Texas Workforce Commission
Texas Drugged Driving Information
- National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving – Texas
- Texas Department of Transportation – Impaired Driving and Penalties
- Texas District & County Attorney Association – 10 Myths About Drugged Driving
Texas Electronic Prescribing Information
- Texas Board of Nursing – E-Prescribing Waiver Form Available
- Texas Medical Board – Updates on Prescribing Controlled Substances
Texas First Responder Deflection Program(s) Information
- Civil Citation Diversion & Deflection Network
- Police, Treatment and Community (PTACC)
- Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)
- Dallas County – Restorative Justice Division
- Dallas Deflects
- Homeward Bound – Dallas Deflects
- Implementing a Mental Health Diversion Program – A Guide for Policy Makers and Practitioners (Sept 2020)
- THHS – Jail Diversion Services
- The Nexus Between Jail Diversion and Crisis Services (NASMHPD 2023)
Texas Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana & CBD Information
Texas Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Information/Programs
- FDA – Information about Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- THHS – Adult Substance Use Medication Assisted Treatment Services
- Texas Medical Association – Welcome MAT: Physicians Debunk Skepticism of Medication-Assisted Treatment
- UT – Be Well, Texas
- 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)
Texas Naloxone Information/Programs
- Harris County Public Health – Naloxone
- National Naloxone Map
- Red River Hospital – Naloxone Available Without a Prescription
- Texas Harm Reduction Alliance
- Texas Overdose and Naloxone Initiative (2017)
- Texas Pharmacy Association – Standing Order Application
- Texas School Nurses Association – Narcan Toolkit
- Texas Targeted Opioid Response – Opioid Reversal Medication
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Get. Give. Save.
Texas Needle Exchange Programs (NEP) & Syringe Services Programs (SSP) Information
- Corazon San Antonio
- NASEN – Texas Syringe Exchange Program Locations
- House Bill 3233 by Rep. Joe Moody (D-El Paso) would allow several major Texas counties and their hospital districts – including Bexar, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, and Travis – to establish pilot programs to prevent the spread of infectious, communicable diseases, including HIV and hepatitis B and C. (April 2021)
- Texas Harm Reduction Alliance
Texas Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS) Information/Programs
- San Antonio Community Resource Directory – NAS Residential Treatment Program
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Project (2016)
- Texas Health and Human Services – Introduction to the Mommies Toolkit
- THHS – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Texas Health and Human Services – Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
- UT Health – Dashboard: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) 2008-2020
Texas Opioid Litigation Proceeds Information
- Global Opioid Settlement – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
- National Opioid Settlement – Distributor Settlement Agreement (Final 3.25.22)
- National Opioid Settlement Tracker – Texas
- Opioid Settlement Tracker
- Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council
Texas Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), Supervised Injection Facilities (SIF) Information
Texas Overdose Surveillance/Reporting Programs
- Addiction Research Institute (ARI)
- THHS – Texas Syndromic Surveillance (TxS2)
- THHS – Texas Targeted Opioid Response
- Texas Overdose Data to Action
Texas Pain Management Information
- Certified Pain Management Clinics
- THHS – Pain Management
- Texas Medical Association Education for Opioid Prescribing
- Texas Medical Association – Prescribing and E-Prescribing
- Texas Medical Board – Pain Management Clinics Registration
- Texas Medical Board Guidelines for Pain Management (Texas Administrative Code 170.3)
- Texas Pain Society
- Texas Prescription Monitoring Program – Prescriber Toolkit
Texas Peer Support Program/Information
- Serenity House – Peer Recovery Program
- THHS – Adult Mental Health Peer Support
- THHS – Mental Health & Substance Use
- THHS – Peer Support Services
- Texas Nurses Foundation – Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses
Texas Pill Press Information
Texas Prescription Drug Drop-Off Information
- Austin Texas – Drugs, Medicines and Pharmaceutical Disposal
- RxDrugDropBox.org
- Texas Children’s Hospital – Safe Drug Disposal Locations
- Texas City – Medication Disposal
Texas Prescription Drug Importation Program/Information
- State Drug Wholesale Importation Programs (NCSL 2024)
- Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Report (2023)
Texas Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Information
Texas Prevention Resources
- Drug Free America Foundation
- Impact Communities
- Prevention Resource Center – Region 8
- Texas Attorney General’s Office – Opioid Crisis
- Texas Education Agency (TEA) – Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention
- THHS – Agency Action Plan to Address Substance Use
- THHS – Prevention and Behavioral Health Promotion
- THHS – Community Leader Toolkit
- THHS – Prevention Resource Centers
- TX Target Opioid Response
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Texas Prison/Jail Programs/Information
- Collin County – Summit Program
- THHS – Jail Diversion Services
- Smart Sentencing – The Right Strategy for Addressing Substance Use in Texas (2021)
- Tarrant County – Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (SAFPF) Program and SAFPF Re-Entry Court
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Project (2016)
- Texas Criminal Justice Coalition – Effective Approaches to Drug Crimes in Texas (2013)
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Rehabilitation Programs Division – Substance Use Treatment Program
- The Nexus Between Jail Diversion and Crisis Services (NASMHPD 2023)
Texas Public Safety Announcements (PSAs)
- Anti-Fentanyl Poisoning PSA – Cameron’s Story
- Anti- Fentanyl Poisoning PSA – Ryan’s Story
- Anti- Fentanyl Poisoning PSA – Tucker’s Story
- Anti- Fentanyl Poisoning PSA – Danica’s Story
- Stigma and Mental Health
- Texas school district teaches parents how to use naloxone after string of opioid poisonings
- Together, Texans are Tackling the Fentanyl Crisis
- You Have the Power to Prevent Opioid Misuse
Texas SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Information
Texas School Program/Resources
- Archway Academy – Sober High School
- Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE)
- Austin Recovery University High School – Recovery High School
- Dallas County – Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention Overview
- Fortis Academy – Recovery High School
- Jose A. Valdez High School – Recovery High School
- Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools – Fact Sheet
- Rise Inspire Academy – Recovery High School
- Serenity High School – Recovery High School
- Texas Education Agency (TEA) – Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention
- Texas Health and Human Services – Fentanyl: One Pill Kills
- Texas Health & Human Services – Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) – Resources
- Texas School Nurses Association – Narcan Toolkit
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Winfree Academy Courage Program – Addiction Recovery Program
- BON – Administration of Over-The-Counter Medications and Treatments in School Settings (Aug 2024)
Texas Sober Living Homes/Recovery Residence Information
- Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE)
- FindTreatment.gov
- Houston Police Department – Homeless Outreach Team
- National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR)
- Oxford Houses of Texas
- THHS – Adult Substance Use Recovery Residences
- Texas Recovery-Oriented Housing Network (TROHN)
- Texas State Rehabs – Texas Sober Living Homes
Texas Support Services & Coalition Information
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council for the Concho Valley (ADACCV)
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas
- Austin Harm Reduction Coalition
- The Coalition – Angelina Coalition
- Coalition for McKinney Drug Free Youth
- Collin County – Substance Abuse Program
- Corazon San Antonio
- Dallas Area Drug Prevention Partnership
- etcada – East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Fentanyl Solution
- Forever 15 Project
- Harris County Public Health
- Houston Police Department – Homeless Outreach Team
- Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES)
- Mental Health Texas
- Oxford House(s)
- Recovery ATX
- San Antonio Community Resource Directory
- San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Awareness
- Serenity House
- SoberAustin
- Texans for Safe and Drug Free Youth
- Texas A&M Health – Opioid Task Force
- Texas Health and Human Services – Local Coalitions Directory
- Texas Health and Human Services – Mental Health & Substance Use
- Texas Medical Association – Opioid Crisis Research Center
- The Big Cities Health Coalition
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Young People in Recovery
Texas Telemedicine/Telehealth Information
- Texas Health and Human Services – Telemedicine Guide Resources
- Texas Medical Association – Telemedicine in Texas
- Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) – Telemedicine FAQs
Texas Tribal & Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Information
- NO IDENTIFIED STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Texas Training & Education Materials
- Dougie the Drug Dog
- Operation Parent
- Opioid Overdose Prevention & Education Trainer’s Manual – Texas Overdose and Naloxone Initiative (TONI) – 2017
- SUPE – Substance Use Prevention Education
- Texas Board of Pharmacy – Pill Mill Series
- Texas Opioid Training Initiative – Free Continuing Education
- Timbi Talks About Addiction
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Vital Signs
- Vital Signs – Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Last Updated 10/21/2024
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