Virginia State Prevention Strategies
- City of Alexandria Opioid Work Group – Three Year Strategic Plan: 2023-2026
- DBHDS Strategic Plan
- Fairfax County Opioid Response Plan – FY 23-25
- Implementing Best Practices Across the Continuum of Care to Prevent Overdose – A Roadmap for Governor’s (2023)
- Executive Order – Number 26 (2023) – Crushing the Fentanyl Epidemic: Strengthening Virginia’s Interdiction and Enforcement Response to Fentanyl Crisis
- Executive Order – Number 28 (2023) – Parental Notification, Law Enforcement Collaboration, and Student Education to Prevent Student Overdoses
- Right Help. Right Now. – Behavioral Health Transformation Plan (HHR 2023)
- Right Help. Right Now. – Behavioral Health Transformation Plan Pillars (HHR 2022)
- Right Help. Right Now. – Behavioral Health Transformation Plan Pillars – Summary (HHR 2022)
- Virginia State Opioid Response Logic Model 2022-2025
- SAARA of Virginia – Strategic Plan, 2021-2024
- Governor’s Executive Leadership Team on Opioids and Addiction – Virginia Action Plan (2019)
- Drug Courts 2020: A Strategic Plan for Virginia’s Drug Treatment Courts (2010)
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Virginia General Programs
- Alexandria Opioid Work Group
- Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative (AARI)
- City of Virginia Beach
- Community Coalitions of Virginia (CCoVA)
- Curb the Crisis
- Fairfax County Public Schools – In Our Back Yard
- High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
- REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education (OONE) Program for the Commonwealth of Virginia
- SpeakUp VB
- Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia (SAARA)
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC)
- Virginia Beach Human Services (VBHS)
- Virginia Board of Medicine
- Virginia Board of Pharmacy
- Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services (VDBHDS)
- Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
- Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP)
- Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) – Virginia Medicaid
- Virginia Health & Human Resources (HHR)
- Virginia Health & Human Resources – Right Help. Right Now.
- Virginia Poison Control
- Virginia Prevention Works! – State Opioid Response
- Virginia Tech – Virginia Cooperative Extension – Opioid Prevention
Virginia Data Resource Systems
- Division of Death Prevention (VDH)
- Drug Overdose and Related Health Outcomes (VDH)
- Forensic Epidemiology – Fatal Overdose Trends (VDH)
- Opioid Overdoses Dashboard – Fairfax Health District
- SNOW – State and National Overdose Web
- Syndromic Surveillance (VDH)
- Virginia’s Crisis Response
- Virginia Open Data Portal
- Virginia Prevention Works! – Virginia in Numbers
- Virginia Social Indicator Summary (VASIS) Dashboards
Virginia Drug Alerts & Warnings
- Drug task force issues urgent warning as fentanyl overdoses spike (March 3, 2024)
- Important Message on Smoking Percocet Awareness (LCPS Jan 23, 2024)
- What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About Fentanyl (Fairfax County – Nov 2023)
- Sheriff’s Office Investigating Recent Opioid Overdoses of Park View HS Students (LCSO October 31, 2023)
- DEA Public Safety Alert on Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl (VDH March 21, 2023)
- DEA – Isotonitazene (June 1, 2022)
Virginia Drug Checking Information (Test Strips)
- DanceSafe
- Fentanyl Test Strips (VDH Blue Ridge)
- Get Narcan and Fentanyl Test Strips for Free (City of Alexandria)
- How to Use Fentanyl, Xylazine and Benzodiazepine Test Strips (VDH)
- Naloxone and Test Strips Request Process for Eligible Community Partners (VDH)
- Richmond City Health District – Free Test Strips
Virginia Drug Cleanup Information
Virginia Drug Court Information/Programs
- Chesterfield County – Drug Court
- VA Dept of Corrections – Drug Court
- VA Judicial System – Recovery Courts (RC)
- VA Drug Treatment Court Dockets List (2022)
- Drug Courts 2020: A Strategic Plan for Virginia’s Drug Treatment Courts (2020)
- VA Drug Treatment Courts – Governor’s Heroin & Prescription Drug Task Force (2015)
Virginia Drug Free Workplace Information
- Drug-Free Workplace Programs
- The Council on Alcohol and Drugs
- National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
- SAMSHA – Drug Free Workplace – Employer Resources
Virginia Drugged Driving Information
- VA Dept of Motor Vehicles – Drugged Driving
- National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving – Virginia
- NORML – Virginia Drugged Driving
Virginia Electronic Prescribing Information
Virginia First Responder Deflection Program(s) Information
- Civil Citation Diversion & Deflection Network
- Police, Treatment and Community (PTACC)
- Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI)
- Fairfax County – Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board – Diversion and Jail Based Services
- First Step Program – Opioid Abuse – City of Virginia Beach
- Loudoun County – Diversion
- DBHDS – The Marcus-David Peters Act
- DBHDS – Jail Diversion Initiatives
- VA Dept of Juvenile Justice – Community Programs
- VA State Crime Commission – Diversion 2022
Virginia Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana & CBD Information
- Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative (AARI) – Cannabis
- Cannabis Control Authority (CCA)
- Legalization of Marijuana (Loudon County)
- VA Marijuana Legalization (Louisa County)
- Marijuana Legalization in Virginia: What it Means for Prevention & Behavioral Health (SEOW 2022)
- Starting July 1, Amendments to Virginia’s Food and Drink and Industrial Hemp Laws Take Effect (DACS 6/15/23)
- The Legality and Availability of CBD Oil in Virginia – Policy Brief (DLS 2019)
Virginia Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Information/Programs
- Bounce Back from Addiction
- Chesterfield County – MAT Program
- City of Alexandria – Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioids
- Curb the Crisis – Treatment in Virginia
- Fairfax County – Addiction Medicine Clinic
- How to Justice – Virginia DOC Medical Assisted Treatment Program
- Virginia Association of Medication Assisted Recovery Programs (VAMARP)
- Virginia Medicaid – Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS)
- SAMHSA – Find SUD Treatment
- SAMHSA – Medications for Substance Use Disorders
- SAMHSA – Methadone Take-Home Flexibilities Extension Guidance
- Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS) Manual (2023)
- SAMHSA – Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings (2021)
- Virginia Board of Medicine – Regulations Governing the prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine (2021)
- Medication Assisted Treatment Program Guide – Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for Prisoners – FY 2019
- Opioid and Buprenorphine Prescriber Regulations Guide (MSV) (2018)
- Opioid/Medication Assisted Treatment License & Oversight (DBHDS – 2017)
Virginia Naloxone Program(s)/Information
- Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative (AARI)
- Chris Atwood Foundation
- City of Alexandria Virginia (Naloxone for Free)
- Curb the Crisis – Naloxone
- First Responder Naloxone Program – Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
- Naloxone and Test Strips Request Process for Eligible Community Partners (VDH)
- Naloxone Distribution to Community Partners (VDH)
- National Naloxone Map
- Opioid Overdose Prevention (VDH)
- REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education (OONE) program for the Commonwealth of Virginia
- VA Pharmacists Association – Naloxone Standing Order
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation – Get. Give. Save.
Virginia Needle Exchange Programs (NEP) & Syringe Services Programs (SSP) Information
- Chris Atwood Foundation
- Health Brigade
- NASEN – Syringe Exchange Program Locations
- Virginia Department of Health – Comprehensive Harm Reduction and Syringe Services Program
Virginia Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS), Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (NOWS) Programs/Information
- HCA VA – Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Lily’s Place
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) – (VDH)
- Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative
- VA Reportable Disease List (VDH 2023)
- Virginia Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Active Case Reporting (2022)
- Plan for Substance Exposed Infants – FAQs for HB1157/SB389 Legislation (2018)
- VA Department of Health – Updates in Disease Reporting: New Online Reporting Method & NAS Requirement (2017)
Virginia Opioid Litigation Proceeds Information
- Appalachia Opioid Remediation (AOR)
- City of Virginia Beach – State Opioid Response (SOR) Program
- Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA)
- Opioid Settlement Tracker
- Opioid Settlement Tracker – Virginia
- SpeakUp VB – Opioid Abatement Community Input
Virginia Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC), Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), Supervised Injection Facilities (SIFs) Information
- NO STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Virginia Overdose Surveillance/Reporting Programs
- Needs Assessment Tool for Drug Overdose and Related Outcomes (VDH)
- VA Dept of Health – Forensic Epidemiology
- VA Dept of Health – Drug Overdose ED Visits
- VA Dept of Health – Drug Overdose and Related Health Outcomes
- VA Dept of Health – Office of the Chief Medical Examiner – Annual Reports
- The Virginia State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW)
Virginia Pain Management Information
- Medical Society of Virginia – Opioids
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines – Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain (2022)
- Virginia Board of Medicine – Regulations Governing the prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine (2021)
- HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics (2019)
- Opioid and Buprenorphine Prescriber Regulations Guide (MSV 2018)
Virginia Peer Support Program/Information
- Fairfax County – Recovery & Peer Support
- MHV – Virginia Peer Recovery Specialist Network
- NAMI – Virginia Peer-to-Peer
- VDHP – Registered Peer Recovery Specialists
- VA Medicaid – Peer Recovery Support Services
- VA Peer Support Association
- VA SOR Support – Peer Recovery Support Reports and Research
- Veterans Affairs – Peer Support Services in VA
Virginia Pill Press Information
- NO STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Virginia Prescription Drug Drop-Off Information
- Curb the Crisis – Medication Disposal
- Fairfax County – Safe Disposal of Medicines
- Keeping and Disposing of Drugs Safely: Prescription Drug Take-Back Program (OAG)
- Loudon County – Proper Disposal of Unused Medications
- RxDrugDropBox.org
- VA Board of Pharmacy – Authorized Collectors of Drugs for Destruction
Virginia Prescription Drug Importation Program/Information
- NO STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Virginia Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Information
Virginia Prevention Resources
- Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative (AARI)
- Being Outstanding Leaders Together (BOLT) – VABCA
- Chris Atwood Foundation
- Drug Free America Foundation
- Fairfax County Public Schools – In Our Back Yard
- Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board
- Governor’s Advisory Commission on Opioids and Addiction – Executive Order 21-2018
- Governor’s Advisory Commission on Opioids and Addiction
- Higher Education Alcohol and Drug Strategic Unified Prevention (HEADS UP) – VABCA
- Know the Risk, Use with Caution
- Loudon County – Prevention & Intervention
- One Pill Can Kill VA
- Operation Engage – Richmond
- Prevention Alliance of Loudoun
- Prince William – Prevention
- State Opioid Response (SOR) Program – Virginia Beach Human Services
- Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria (SAPCA)
- Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists (SAPS) Program
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- Virginia Cooperative Extension – Opioid Prevention
- Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
- Virginia Prevention Works!
- Vital Signs – Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Virginia Prison/Jail Program/Information
- How to Justice – Virginia DOC Medical Assisted Treatment Program
- Medication Assisted Treatment Program Guide – Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for Prisoners – FY 2019
- Status of Virginia Jails’ Re-entry, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Services (DCJS 2020)
- VADOC – Medical Assisted Treatment
Virginia Public Safety Announcements (PSAs)
- Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Transformational Behavioral Health Care Plan for Virginians
- Opioid Solutions RVA Treatment/Recovery PSA
- Heroin: Broken Dreams, Ruined Lives – Ryan Hall Story
- Heroin PSA 1: How Dangerous is Heroin? – Roanoke County
- Heroin PSA 2: Heroin Addition Hurts Everyone – Roanoke County
- Heroin PSA 3: What Does A Heroin Addiction Steal? – Roanoke County
- Heroin PSA 4: Who Is Using Heroin? – Roanoke County
- Heroin PSA 5: What Are The Signs of Heroin Addiction? – Roanoke County
- Live Vape Free VA
- One Pill Can Kill
- Va. Attorney General launches PSA to address drug overdoses
Virginia SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) Information
- CBHI – Virginia SBIRT Evaluation and More!
- George Mason University – SBIRT Project
- HIDTA – Screening, Brief Intervention, & Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
- Virginia Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Card
Virginia School Programs/Information
- Arlington Public Schools – Substance Abuse Prevention
- Chesterfield Recovery Academy – Recovery School
- Executive Order – Number 28 (2023) – Parental Notification, Law Enforcement Collaboration, and Student Education to Prevent Student Overdoses
- Fairfax County Public Schools – In Our Back Yard
- HB 696 – Recovery high schools; establishment, authorization in certain Superintendents’ regions (pending in 2024)
- SB 726 – Relating to public schools; opioid antagonist procurement, possession, and administration; school board employee training and certification; opioid overdose prevention and reversal instruction; guidelines and requirements (pending signature of Governor Mar 2024)
- Substance Abuse Prevention Specialists (SAPS) Program
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
Virginia Sober Living Homes/Recovery Residence Information
- Empower Henrico – Bounce Back from Addiction
- Oxford House
- Sober Living in Virginia
- DBHDS – Certified Recovery Residences
Virginia Support Services & Coalition Information
- Arlington Addiction Recovery Initiative
- Bounce Back from Addiction
- Come as You Are
- Community Coalitions of Virginia
- Curb the Crisis
- Fairfax County Public Schools – In Our Back Yard
- Fairfax Prevention Coalition
- First Step Program – Virginia Beach
- Help Happens Here
- Makayla Cherie Foundation
- One Pill Can Kill VA
- Operation: Parent
- SAMHSA Treatment Locator
- Victoria’s Voice Foundation
- VA Association of Community Services Board – CSB/BHA Directory
- VA Foundation for Healthy Youth
- VA Higher Education Substance Use Advisory Committee (VHESUAC)
- VA Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (VOSAP)
- VA Prevention Works!
Virginia Telemedicine/Telehealth Information
- Fairfax Mental Health & Wellness (FMHW)
- No requirement for exclusive telemedicine providers to maintain a physical presence in Virginia/in-state address (MES 2023)
- Telehealth Updates to Outpatient Psychiatric and Addiction Recovery and Treatment Services (ARTS) Services (MES 2023)
- Telemedicine Services Virginia (Alina)
- VA Telehealth Network
Virginia Tribal & Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Information
- Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
- Chesapeake Tribes
- Chickahominy Indian Tribe
- Mattaponi Indian Tribe & Reservation
- Nansemond Indian Nation
- Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
- Pamunkey Indian Tribe
- Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Va
- Rappahannock Tribe Indian Health Services
- Tribal Assistance | Virginia (USDA)
- Virginia Indian Advisory Board
Virginia Training & Education Materials
- Being Outstanding Leaders Together (BOLT) – VABCA
- Dougie the Drug Dog
- Higher Education Alcohol and Drug Strategic Unified Prevention (HEADS UP) – VABCA
- In Our Backyard: The Opioid and Heroin Crisis (video)
- Operation Parent
- Opioid Overdose Education & Naloxone Distribution (OEND) – Toolkits & Resources
- SUPE – Substance Use Prevention Education
- Timbi Talks About Addiction
- VA Department of Health – Project ECHO
- University of Virginia – Apple Training Institute
- Vital Signs – Victoria’s Voice Foundation
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