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## Resources

Here you will find resources about opioid safety, naloxone use, treatment and support programs, as well as other useful websites. If a resource is not listed here that you have found helpful, please let us know so we can add it for others to access.

### Naloxone Availability in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

- [Naloxone Training through the Boston Public Health Commission](boston.gov/government/cabinets/boston-public-health-commission/recovery-services/overdose-prevention)
- [Where to get Naloxone in Massachusetts from a community based or treatment organization](https://www.mass.gov/service-details/naloxone-distribution-program-locator):
- [Massachusetts Pharmacies with Naloxone Standing Order](https://www.mass.gov/doc/policy-2018-04-naloxone-dispensing-via-standing-order/download)
- Where to get Naloxone in Rhode Island from a community based or treatment organization: 
    - [PONI (Preventing Overdose and Naloxone Intervention)](https://poniri.org/home)  
         Providence, RIHarm reduction and overdose prevention program
- Rhode Island Pharmacies with Naloxone Collaborative Practice Agreement
- [Get Naloxone Now](http://getnaloxonenow.org/)  
     Online resource to train people to respond effectively to opioid-associated overdose emergency

### Opioids and Opioid Safety

- [National Safety Council: What You Can Do – Prescription Painkillers](http://www.nsc.org/learn/NSC-Initiatives/Pages/prescription-painkillers-what-you-can-do.aspx)
- [MyTOPCare- BMC Opioid Safety, Misuse, Addiction, and Overdose Prevention Resource](http://mytopcare.org/)

### Support Groups

#### [Learn to Cope](http://learn2cope.org/)

Various locations, Massachusetts  
Peer support network for families dealing with addiction and recovery

#### [AHOPE](https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/boston-public-health-commission/recovery-services/services-active-usersx)

Boston, MA  
Harm reduction and needle exchange site

#### [AIDS In Action](http://www.aac.org/programs-services/needle-exchange/)

Cambridge, MA  
Needle exchange and overdose prevention program

#### [Anchor Recovery Community Center](https://anchorrecovery.org/)

Pawtucket and Warwick, RI  
Recovery coaching and support services program

#### [Massachusetts Substance Abuse, Information and Education HelpLine](http://helpline-online.com/)

Provides resources for treatment centers and support groups  
1-800-327-5050

### Treatment Centers

[PAATHS- Addiction Treatment Services through Boston Public Health Commission](https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/boston-public-health-commission/recovery-services/find-your-path-recovery)  
Boston, MA  
Substance abuse treatment services and prevention programs.

[Project ASSERT at the Boston Medical Center](http://www.bu.edu/bniart/files/2012/10/PA-Brochure_final.pdf)  
Boston, MA  
Substance abuse treatment services and prevention programs.

[Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals Treatment Programs](https://bhddh.ri.gov/)  
Rhode Island  
Substance abuse treatment services and prevention programs.

### Other Harm Reduction Resources

[Prescribe to Prevent](http://prescribetoprevent.org/)  
Helpful information to start prescribing and dispensing Naloxone

[Harm Reduction Coalition](http://harmreduction.org/)  
Advocacy and campaign building organization to promote health and dignity of individuals and communities impacted by drug use

### Resources for Pharmacists and Providers

[MassTAPP (Massachusetts Technical Assistance for Prevention Partnership](https://masstapp.edc.org/prescribing-naloxone-and-pharmacy-access-naloxone-ma)  
Helpful information for pharmacies to set up standing order and dispense naloxone

[MassHealth Pharmacy Program](https://www.mass.gov/masshealth-pharmacy-program)  
Information for Pharmacists about the MassHealth Pharmacy Program (including how to bill naloxone to MassHealth)

[Narcan Toolkit- Information for Naloxone use in School Setting](https://www.neushi.org/student/programs/attachments/NARCANTOOLKIT.pdf)  
Information for providing naloxone within a school setting

[Massachusetts State Policies on Naloxone Distribution through Standing Order](https://www.mass.gov/overdose-prevention-and-naloxone-access)  
Information for dispensing naloxone using a standing order

[Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine Statement](https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-medicine)  
Statement adopted 9/10/2014 by MA Board of Registration in Medicine describing prescribing practices surrounding naloxone

### News and Research

[Overdose Prevention Alliance](https://prescribetoprevent.org/research-legal/research/)  
Blog containing the latest in scientific research on naloxone, overdose prevention, and opioid safety