For Your Patients | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Share educational materials on addiction and substance use with your patients and their families.

General Drug Facts & Information about Addiction

Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking About Addiction – Learn about stigma, how it affects people with SUD, and how simple changes in language can help reduce and avoid harmful stigma and negativity around addiction.
Drug Facts – Plain language summaries on different drugs.
Drugs, Brain, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction – Explanation of the impact of drugs and addiction on the brain.
View the NIDA Website in Spanish

Addiction Treatment

NIAAA: How to Spot Quality Treatment – Share with patients with/at risk of alcohol use disorder to learn how to recognize quality care and treatment.
NIDA's Treatment Page – Step-by-step guidelines your patients can use to get help for a substance use disorder or to help a friend or loved one with addiction.
Find Treatment – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) resources on treatment (including treatment options, support hotlines and locator).
Opioid Addiction Treatment: A Guide for Patients, Families and Friends – Guide on addiction assessment and treatment from the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Treatment options – factsheet
Encouraging patient-physician conversations – poster

Opioids

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Opioid Crisis page – Up-to-date opioid-related statistics, research, and addiction services.
How Can Families Prevent Opioid Related Deaths? – Video about having the overdose reversal drug naloxone on hand if they know someone with an opioid use disorder.
Factsheets: Chronic pain, prescription drugs, and safe opioid use
Poster: prescription drugs

Marijuana

SAMHSA’s Know the Risks of Marijuana page – Marijuana IQ test, videos, and links to other relevant resources.
Marijuana factsheet
For more information about marijuana, visit the Vaping, Marijuana, and Other Drugs page

Vaping/E-Cigarettes

Vaping – Videos, publications, infographics, and other resources focused on vaping.
Tobacco/Nicotine and Vaping – Statistics and national trends on tobacco and vaping.
Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products – Regularly updated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide the latest information on vaping illnesses and trends.
Smokefree.Gov– Information on tobacco cessation and resources from the National Cancer Institute.
The Safety Reporting Portal – Portal to report adverse effects of vaping to the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.
For more information about e-cigarettes and vaping, visit the Vaping, Marijuana, and Other Drugs page

Special Populations

Older Adults and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) – Access resources on pain, SUD, alcohol, and addiction treatment for older adults.
DrugFacts: Substance Use in Older Adults – Information on the scope and impact of substance use among older adults, including a special focus on prescription medicines, marijuana, nicotine, and alcohol.
Resources for people with substance use disorders and in recovery during COVID-19

Teens Ask: “Is There a Cure for Addiction?” – For teen patients with questions about addiction and treatment, this explains how different addiction treatment approaches work to help people reach recovery and live health lives.
Mind Matters Series – English and Spanish pamphlets that can help middle school-aged students understand the effects and consequences drug use has on the brain and body.
Opioid Facts for Teens
Parents and teens can visit the Drugged Driving page to learn more about its severity, relevant stats, and steps to prevent it.
Tips for Teens – Fact sheets from the SAMHSA are specifically designed for teens; and address the risks, statistics, and myths about various substances that teens may use.

September 11, 2020