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Audio: SoundCloud ADA Live! Episode 67: Opioid Addiction and the ADA
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Fellowship Hall Drug & Alcohol Recovery Center
5140 Dunstan Road
Greensboro, NC 27405
Main: 336-621-3381
Toll Free: 800-659-3381
Fax: 336-621-7513
Website: www.fellowshiphall.com

Disability Rights Enforcement Agencies

Opioid Crisis Resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Other Opioid Crisis Resources and Guidance

  • INROADS – Intersecting Research on Opioid Misuse, Addiction, and Disability Services Project
    A joint research program between Brandeis University’s Institute for Behavioral Health and Lurie Institute for Disability Policy thataims to understand how and why people with disabilities misuse opioids, help them access treatment, recover from opioid use disorder, and move toward their individually defined life goals.
    Source: The Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH)
    Web: heller.brandeis.edu/ibh/research/inroads/index.html
  • Opioid Use Disorder and People with Disabilities – Fact Sheet – Medication Treatment (PDF)
    Medication treatment for opioid use disorders works, is safe, and has minimal side effects, for people with and without disabilities.
    Source: The Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH)
    Web: heller.brandeis.edu/ibh/pdfs/inroads-mt-pwd-4-1-2019-final.pdf
  • Peer Support for People with Substance Use Disorder (PDF)
    Many key ingredients of peer support in the disability world are the same as those in peer support for substance use, suggesting that individuals with both disabilities and opioid use disorder would benefit.
    Source: The Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH)
    Link: heller.brandeis.edu/ibh/pdfs/inroads-peersupport-oud-4-1-2019-final.pdf
  • The Intersection between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Opioid Use: Recommendations for Substance Use Treatment Providers (PDF)
    History of traumatic brain injury is common among clients being treated for opioid use disorder, and standard treatment approaches can be challenging. Adaptations for people with TBI increase the likelihood of successful recovery from opioid use disorder.
    Source: The Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH)
    Web: heller.brandeis.edu/ibh/pdfs/inroads-tbi-oud-provider-4-1-2019-final.pdf
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Opioid Portal
    National resources and information from the CDC in response to the opioid overdose epidemic.
    Source: Centers for Disease Control
    Web: www.cdc.gov/opioids/index.html
  • CDC Opioid Overdose Help and Resources
    Source: Centers for Disease Control
    Web: www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prevention/help.html
  • Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis
    This guide will help you learn about activities underway to address the opioid crisis in rural communities at the national, state, and local levels across the country.
    Source: Rural Health Information Hub
    Web: www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/opioids
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    A division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. Resources are available in English and Spanish.
    Web: https://www.samhsa.gov/
    Contact information:
    5600 Fishers Lane
    Rockville, MD 20857
    Phone: 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727)
  • Principles of Community-Based Behavioral Health Services for Justice Involved Individuals: A Research-Based Guide (2019)
    This guide provides information and practices that behavioral health providers can implement in their daily practice with patients or clients who are involved in the criminal justice system.
    Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Web: store.samhsa.gov/product/Principles-of-Community-based-Behavioral-Health-Services-for-Justice-involved-Individuals-A-Research-based-Guide/sma19-5097
  • Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center,
    This website is an online database and resource collection that helps advocates, clinicians, policy-makers, and others in the field with the information and tools they need to incorporate evidence-based practices in mental health and substance use disorders into their communities or clinical settings
    Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Web: www.samhsa.gov/ebp-resource-center
  • Linking Older Adults with Medication, Alcohol, and Mental Health Resources
    This toolkit helps service providers for the aging learn more about mental illness and substance use disorders in older adults, including focus on alcohol and medication use. It provides tools such as a program coordinator’s guide, suggested curricula, and handouts. (PDF download, 115 pages; 2017)
    Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Web: store.samhsa.gov/product/Linking-Older-Adults-With-Medication-Alcohol-and-Mental-Health-Resources/sma03-3824
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System: Brief Guidance to the States
    This brief provides guidance to state governments on increasing the availability of evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in criminal justice (CJ) settings. By including the criminal justice system as a path to treatment, states may see an increase in access to and retention in treatment, and lower rates of overdoses, re-offending, and re-incarcerations. In this brief, states are provided an overview of the issue, the challenges to incorporating MAT, key considerations for establishing MAT in CJ settings, and existing standards/guidelines.
    Download Publication: MAT in the Criminal Justice System | pdf PDF 8 pages (2019) –
    Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    Web: store.samhsa.gov/file/24609/download?token=vNx_c9mr
  • National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
    This observance (January 22 – 27) is designed to link teens to facts about drugs and alcohol. Take the Drug and Alcohol IQ Challenge (available in English or Spanish) and check out the Drugs and Alcohol Chat Day on January 24 for an opportunity to get answers from scientists about drugs and drug misuse, including drug effects, how to help friends or family who are abusing drugs, and what causes addiction.
    Source: NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Web: teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week
  • Webinar Series: Pain Medication Education and Resources [Video]
    Each hour of this three-part webinar series discusses a specific question related to pain medication for those living with spinal cord injuries or another form of physical disability. The first webinar is an introduction to pain medications, understanding types of pain caused by living with paralysis, and the corresponding medications. Future sessions cover opioids, opioid addiction, and opioid tapering options. All webinar sessions are archived on the Reeve Foundation’s YouTube channel for viewing. Note: The audio for each video plays at a low volume, so you may want to turn on the captioning with the CC button.
    Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC)
    Web: www.christopherreeve.org
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCye9WYwFtdsbRc5FTiyoyDw

Publications from ADA National Network

Substance Use, Employment Rights and the ADA (Title I)

Court Cases Mentioned in ADA Live!

Other Court Cases on Opioid Use

  • Court Orders Essex County to Provide Methadone to Inmate (November 27, 2018)
    Source: Boston Globe
    Web: www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/27/court-orders-essex-county-provide-methadone-inmate/iz5GxxfwgKPmi5CNWtNrnK/story.html
  • Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the State of Louisiana (2018)
    To review the formal complaint and other documents from this case, see “Louisiana Use of Nursing Facilities for People with Mental Health Disabilities” on the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section webpage at https://www.justice.gov/crt/special-litigation-section-cases-and-matters0#disability
    Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
    Web: www.ada.gov/olmstead/documents/louisiana_sa.html
  • Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) – Summary
    This 2016 law address the full continuum of care from primary prevention to recovery support, including significant changes to expand access to addiction treatment services and overdose reversal medications. It also includes criminal justice and law enforcement-related provisions.
    Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine
    Web: www.asam.org/advocacy/issues/opioids/summary-of-the-comprehensive-addiction-and-recovery-act

Information Related to Mental and Behavioral Health, including Opioid Overdose

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is providing this guidance addressing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protections, the obligations of covered health care providers, and the circumstances in which covered providers can share information — as applied to this context. This page can be a one-stop resource for guidance and other materials on how HIPAA applies to mental health and substance use disorder information. It will be updated periodically with additional information.

Articles and Research on Substance Use and Addiction