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Finding Treatment

  • SAMHSA’s National Helpline — 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
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Finding Support

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Additional Resources

  • Alcohol Screening: Is the way or amount I drink harming my health? Should I cut down on my drinking?
  • American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
  • American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)
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  • NIDA Screening and Assessment Tools Chart (Are these substances harming your health or increasing your risk for other problems?)
  • Office of the National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
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  • SAMHSA: What Is Buprenorphine?
  • Women for Sobriety

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  • The Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline — 1-800-327-5050
  • Getting Naloxone from a Pharmacy or Store (Information for community members about how to get naloxone)
  • Recovery Services (City of Boston)
  • Pregnancy and Medication‐Assisted Treatment

Finding Support

  • Learn to Cope
  • Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
  • Massachusetts Al-Anon and Alateen

 Articles

  • Understand how the opioid crisis is affecting your workplace and industry
    • http://www.npr.org/2017/09/07/545602212/opioid-crisis-looms-over-job-market-worrying-employers-and-economists
  • Work with your local chamber of commerce or other business organizations to support substance use prevention and outreach in the workplace, as well as initiatives to reduce stigma like the “Words Matter” pledge
    • https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/addiction/grayken-pledge-co-branded.pdf
  • Commit to hiring employees who have a mental illness or substance use disorder, including adopting a “ban the box” policy
    • http://opioidaction.org/report/
  • Become a recovery friendly workplace
    • https://www.recoveryfriendlyworkplace.com/faq
  • Provide opportunities for employees to get involved with local non-profits that are working to support families, bolster advocacy efforts, and provide evidence-based resources for substance use and addiction treatment
    • https://recoverymonth.gov/events/find-events

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Assessing and Engaging the Organization

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  •  Senior Level Commitment
  •  Cross-Functional Advisory Teams
  •  Gather and Share Personal Stories
  •  Assessing and Engaging the Organization Checklist

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Empowering and Educating Managers

  •   Frequently Asked Questions by Managers (FAQs)
  •   Sample Scenarios and Manager Tip Sheet
  •   SAMHSA’S Guidelines for Supervisors (Adapted)
  •   Empowering and Educating Managers Checklist

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Supporting and Encouraging Employees

  •   Frequently Asked Questions by Employees (FAQs)
  •   Sample Scenarios and Employee Tip Sheet
  •   Employee Resource Guide
  •   Materials for Benefits Open Enrollment
  •   Supporting and Encouraging Employees Checklist

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Developing Policies and Practices

  •   Benefits Coverage Questionnaire
  •   CASAColumbia Addiction Section for Insurance Plans
  •   Absence Management
  •   Organizational Polices
  •   Forming Support Groups
  •   National Recovery Month
  •   Naloxone On-site
  •   Developing Policies and Practices Checklist
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