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Opioid Crisis: Libraries, Resources, Context and Data

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Library staff are also encouraged to access the new “Opioid Crisis Support Kit for Public Libraries" created to guide public libraries in determining how their library can address opioid use disorder in their community.

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Libraries and the Opioid Crisis
General Resources
City, County, Municipal Reports and Resources
Community Impact, Background and Context
Data
Partnership Examples

See also, Resources for Helping Unhoused Patrons

Libraries and the Opioid Crisis

General Resources

  • CDC Publications, Opioid Overdose
  • Resources for understanding the opioid crisis, University of Minnesota Libraries
  • Newly-Cataloged Resources Supporting Research on Opioid Addiction, Federal Depository Library Program
  • Get Naloxone Now
  • Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention, Network for Public Health Law
  • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, cadca.org
  • The Office of Minority Health Resource Center (HHS/OMHRC)
    • Office of Minority Health Resource Center Knowledge Center
    • Librarians and patrons can call the Office of Minority Health Resource Center at 800-444-6742 to get free resources and consumer publications on this topic that are culturally appropriate for racial and ethnic populations, or email [email protected]
  • On Fentanyl
    • Fentanyl: Preventing Occupational Exposure to Emergency Responders, CDC and Fentanyl information on MedlinePlus and CDC
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA/HHS) Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit (pdf)
  • Recovering from Addiction: Routes to Recovery Booklet and App, Clinton Essex Franklin Library System LibGuide

City, County, Municipal Reports and Resources

Community Impact, Background and Context

Data

Partnership Examples

Page updated April 5, 2024