Links to additional resources from external professional groups are provided as a courtesy and are not reviewed by NIDA.
In This Section
NIDAMED’s mission is to disseminate science-based resources to health professionals on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction.
For Your Practice
Addiction Science
Opioid Information
- Opioids
- Opioid Crisis
- Naloxone for Opioid Overdose: Life-Saving Science
- Prescription Opioid Use – American Dental Association
Opioid Prescribing
- Improving Opioid Prescribing
- CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - CDC
- Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy - FDA
- Opioids - HHS
- Prevention of Prescription Opioid Use: The Role of the Dentist
- Transforming Opioid Prescribing in Primary Care: Resources for Prescribers, Pharmacists and Patients
- Other Opioid Prescribing Resources
Pain Management
- Pain
- NIDA’s Strategic Plan
- Responsibly and Sensitively Addressing Chronic Pain Amid an Opioid Crisis
- Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain - The American College of Physicians
- Managing Chronic Pain - California Academy of Family Physicians
Medical Marijuana
Screening Tools for Substance Abuse
Substance Use Treatment
- Treatment Information
- Medications to Treat Opioid Addiction
- NIDA/SAMHSA Blending Initiative: Accelerating the dissemination of research-based drug abuse treatment into clinical practice
- Principles of Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: A Research-Based Guide
- Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations – A Research-Based Guide
- Research Report: Therapeutic Communities
- Drug Facts – Treatment Statistics
- Effective Treatments for Opioid Addiction
- National Guidelines for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use (PDF, 1MB) - American Society of Addiction Medicine
Health Professions Education
CMEs
- Adolescent Substance Use and Rx Medication Misuse CME/CE: Videos from your peers enhance this course, which aims to help you navigate confidentiality in discussions with your teen patients about their substance use. Features tips and talking points for patients at all risk levels. Developed by a Coalition of Health Care Organizations.
- Opioid and Pain Management CMEs/CEs (Expired)
- Talking to Patients About Health Risk Behaviors CME/CE
- Addiction Performance Project (Expired CME)
- Providers’ Clinical Support System (PCSS) for Opioid Therapies CME - HHS
- Pathways to Safer Opioid Use CME – HHS’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Accredited REMS CMEs - FDA
- Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain – Boston University School of Medicine
- Myths and Misperceptions of Opioids and Cannabis - American Psychiatric Association
- AAP’s Acute Pain Management: Changes and Challenges CME - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Safe Opioid Prescribing CMEs - American College of Physicians
Curriculum Resources
- NIH Pain Consortium’s Centers of Excellence in Pain Education: Curriculum resources for medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy students to enhance and improve how health care professionals are taught about pain and its treatment.
- NIDA Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Physician Information: Curriculum on substance use disorders. Choose curriculum resources based on:
Patient Resources
Safeguarding Medicines
Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know - FDA
The Medicine Abuse Project Safeguard: Take action and do your part to help end medicine abuse.
Accessing Clinical Trial Information
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