Naloxone Resources for Providers

• Naloxone FAQs for Providers
• State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy - Naloxone Resources
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
• Naloxone Dispensing Guidelines
• Naloxone Toolkit: Provider Talking Points

Treatment Options

• Treatment Options for OUD
• Pharmacists Dispensing of Naloxone
• Healing Communities - Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Background
• HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics
• American Nurses Association - Opioid Epidemic, Safety and Practice

Opioid Prescribing Guidelines 

• Prescribing & Co-Prescribing Guidelines
• Ohio Academy of Family Physicians - Prescribing Guidelines

Talking to Patients 

• Healing Communities Study - How Stigma Sabotages Treatment
• National Institute on Drug Abuse - Patient Materials on Drug Abuse

Toolkits and Learning Communities 

• Take Charge Ohio Initiative: Resources and Toolkits for Clinicians
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
• American Hospital Association - Opioid Toolkit
• American Hospital Association - Stem the Tide: Opioid Stewardship Measurement Implementation Guide
• Addictionary - Dictionary of Terms to Support a Unified Language and Destigmatize Addiction
• NEOMED Ohio Opiate ECHO Sessions - A learning community for MOUD providers and health professionals

Tools for Understanding Addiction

• Healing Communities - Addiction & Brain Changes
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Opioid Epidemic Roadmap
• Addictionary - Dictionary of Terms to Support a Unified Language and Destigmatize Addiction

Naloxone Information

• Narcan FAQ
• Get Naloxone in Cuyahoga County
• Naloxone Toolkit - Glossary of Terms
• Ohio Pharmacies Dispensing Naloxone without a Prescription - Pharmacy Locator
• Healing Communities Study - Naloxone Fact Sheet
• Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided with Naloxone)

Toolkits and Information

• Take Charge Ohio - Patients Resources
• Healing Communities Study - Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Fact Sheet

Treatment Providers and Support

• Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Treatment Locator
• DrugHelp.Care - Matches Substance Abuse Patients with Needed Treatment
• Relink.org - Resources Connecting People in Need to Local Resources That Can Help
• Start Your Recovery

Peer Support and Harm Reduction

• Project White Butterfly: A nonprofit whose mission is to reduce harm, promote recovery, and encourage healing from substance use disorder by sharing messages of hope, cultivating a supportive community, and providing connections to resources.
• Thrive for Change: Thrive for Change is a peer-driven nonprofit based out of Cleveland, OH focused on harm reduction strategies to reduce opioid overdose deaths, disease, and infections.
• Project SOAR: Operated by the Woodrow Project; Project SOAR is a peer support specialist program operating out of community locations such as hospitals and fire departments.
• The Centers Harm Reduction Vending Machines: Offers several harm reduction vending machines across Northeast Ohio, providing free, anonymous access to life-saving supplies like naloxone (Narcan), fentanyl test strips, and safer use kits.
• Harm Reduction Ohio

Recovery Housing

Men:

• Stella Maris: Offers a supportive housing program on their main campus with a commitment of at least 90 days.
• Community Service Alliance: Operates multiple transitional homes for men, focusing on a sober environment and preparation for independent living.
• Y-Haven (YMCA of Greater Cleveland): Provides recovery housing specializing in serving adults who have experienced homelessness or are returning from incarceration.
• Recovery Solutions of Northeast Ohio: Provides recovery housing for men who are engaged in treatment or recovery.

For Women:

• The Woodrow Project: Provides sober housing services to women in recovery.
• The Edna House: Gives women an opportunity to recover from addiction by providing a safe, sober place to live and learn life skills, regardless of their ability to pay.

For Women with Children / Families:

• Road to Hope (The Village): Offers a safe, sober environment for women with children in recovery.
• Northern Ohio Recovery Association (NORA): The Next Step Recovery House provides services for homeless women and children.
• Family Recovery Center: Provides recovery housing for both men and women, with programs to help integrate recovery into a family lifestyle.
• Hitchcock Center for Women: Provides residential treatment and recovery housing, offering a safe and supportive environment for women seeking to overcome substance use disorder.

Clinicial & Community Health Services

• The Centers: Provides comprehensive health, family, and work services, including integrated mental health and substance use treatment.
• HUMADAOP (Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program): Offers culturally and linguistically specific prevention and treatment services for the Hispanic/Latino community.
• Cleveland UMADAOP: A multi-program prevention organization committed to promoting health and drug-free living among African American citizens in Cuyahoga County.
• MetroHealth: Provides a full spectrum of care, including addiction treatment services through its Office of Opioid Safety and emergency departments.
• St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center: Offers addiction treatment services, including at the renowned Rosary Hall.
• Cleveland Clinic Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center (ADRC): Offers a range of outpatient services, including intensive outpatient programs, medication-assisted treatment, and specialized care for healthcare professionals and pregnant women with SUD.
• University Hospitals Addiction Recovery Services: Provides a comprehensive continuum of care, including medical detoxification, intensive outpatient programs, medication-assisted treatment, and specialized programs for adolescents and young adults.
• VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System: Offers comprehensive services for Veterans with substance use disorders, including therapy, medication, and residential rehabilitation treatment to support recovery.

Pain Management

• Cleveland Clinic Department of Pain Management: Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to treating chronic pain, focusing on a wide range of therapies to improve function and quality of life, often with the goal of reducing reliance on opioids.
• The MetroHealth System Pain & Healing Center: Offers an integrative approach to pain management, combining traditional medical treatments with complementary therapies like acupuncture, chiropractic care, and massage to treat the whole person.
• VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System: Provides comprehensive pain management services for Veterans, using a team-based approach to find the safest and most effective treatments to reduce pain and improve quality of life.
• CPA/Stanford Resource Guide for People with Pain: A comprehensive, free guide created by the American Chronic Pain Association and Stanford University. It empowers individuals with evidence-based information on understanding pain, self-management skills (like pacing and goal-setting), and how to work effectively with healthcare providers to create a personalized pain management plan.

Data & Research Resources

Research findings and reporting tools

• Cuyahoga County Overdose Data Dashboard
  In collaboration with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, CCBH has developed this data dashboard to disseminate timely, high quality, comprehensive data regarding drug overdoses in Cuyahoga County
• Recovery Research Institute
  Dedicated to the Advancement of Addiction Treatment and Recovery
• HEAL - Supported Research Publications
• Case Western Reserve University: Begun Center
  A primary research partner for the CCBH OD2A grant that conducts program evaluations, identifies system gaps, and researches barriers to treatment access in Greater Cleveland.
• Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring (OSAM) Network
  Provides biannual surveillance reports on emerging drug trends across Ohio regions, including specific data on the prevalence of fentanyl and xylazine
• Ohio Substance Use Disorders Center of Excellence (SUD COE)
  A collaboration between Case Western and the State of Ohio that provides research-backed tools, training, and a resource library for evidence-informed practices.
• NIH HEAL Initiative (Helping to End Addiction Long-term)
  The federal government's massive research effort to find scientific solutions to the national opioid crisis, featuring a dedicated data ecosystem and clinical trial results.
• Cleveland Clinic Consortium for Pain (C3P)
  A multidisciplinary research hub investigating the intersection of chronic pain and opioid use to develop safer, non-opioid pain management therapeutics.
• Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office Statistical Reports
  The direct source for local overdose fatality data and toxicology trends that inform municipal public health policy.

• Voices for Non-Opioid Choices - Action Center
• Partnership to End Addiction - Advocate for Change
• American Society of Addiction Medicine - ASAM National Advocacy
• RecoveryOhio
• Prevention Action Alliance
• RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC)
• Shatterproof Advocacy Center
• Partnership to End Addiction
• Prevention Action Alliance
• Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)