This is a toolkit developed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services which gives communities strategies on how to establish a post overdose response team. This includes providing harm reduction strategies, naloxone, overdose prevention training, and overall ways to reduce overdose mortality. The toolkit provides four specific phases which explain how to design and implement the program and also make improvements. 

This toolkit offers guidance for primary care providers on how to integrate buprenorphine prescribing into their practices. The toolkit provides tips and practical steps for planning and implementing this treatment, as well as the general responsibilities and activities of prescribers for patients diagnosed with opioid use disorder. 

This is a toolkit from the Harm Reduction Coalition that is tailored to pregnant and parenting individuals, their families, and their service providers and has been written by people with lived experience. The overall goal is to improve the health and well-being of pregnant people who use substances and their families by providing information and resources with a harm reduction frame. 

This toolkit from the National Safety Council discusses how community leaders can partner with their local healthcare community to inform prescribers on opioid prescribing. Information is provided about outreach activities to educate medical providers about safer opioid prescribing and alternatives to opioid pain medications.

This toolkit from the National Safety Council discusses the three types of prescription drug disposal programs (permanent collection sites, take-back events and mail-back programs) and provides guidance on the most appropriate option for a community to implement to reduce nonmedical opioid misuse. 

A toolkit which provides guidance on coordination of opioid response services for public health officials, law enforcement, criminal justice officials, and first responders. This resource was developed to aid these separate local jurisdictions in reducing opioid overdose deaths by increasing collaboration and coordination among all sectors. The three goals of this toolkit are to create a shared understanding, optimize capacity, and increase shared accountability for these different branches. 

This toolkit by Faces and Voices of Recovery describes the role of recovery community organizations (RCOs) in the community response to substance use disorders.  It discusses already-implemented RCOs and contains steps to facilitate implementation of a new RCO.

The Recovery Friendly Workplace Toolkit is prepared by the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence and aims to educate employers on substance use disorder and its impact on the workplace in order to encourage them to adopt practices aimed at providing recovery resources in the workplace. Practical tools and information are provided. 

This is a toolkit from SAMHSA that can help communities raise awareness of recovery and reduce stigma through resources like social media content and other promotional materials. 

A toolkit from SAMHSA that guides communities in holding events for Recovery Month, which is held in September each year. Engaging stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, first responders, and youth and emerging leaders is discussed. 

This is a toolkit from the federal government that helps employers address substance use in the workforce and successfully hire, onboard, and retain people who are in or seeking recovery from substance use disorder. 

This is a toolkit from the ONDCP and USDA that serves as a guide to resources that can help make a difference in rural communities in addressing the opioid crisis and substance use in general. It features a comprehensive funding clearinghouse, interactive tools to assess the opioid problem at the county level, a treatment and services locator, a links to technical assistance and trainings. 

This is a toolkit which compiles evidence-based and promising resources and models that aim to support organizations implementing rural medication for opioid use disorder programs across the United States. 

This is a toolkit from the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health that provides access to trainings, webinars, informational materials, a report, and other resources to help rural communities prevent overdoses and overdose deaths. 

A toolkit from Rural Health Information Hub to help organizations implement, evaluate, and sustain prevention and treatment solutions to address substance use disorders. This resource also highlights existing promising programs and models to replicate. 

This is a toolkit from the Rutgers School of Pharmacy that provides educational information on prevention strategies for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and opioid overdoses, specifically targeted towards pharmacist and prescribers. There are also supplementary materials that can be used for interventions by a wide array of stakeholders. 

This toolkit from the SAFE Project provides a step-by-step process of how to organize, evaluate, and create change in your community to impact the opioid crisis. It provides guidance on finding the right team of community constituents, identifying priorities, and putting a plan into action using
examples from other communities around the country.

This toolkit from the FDA raises awareness of the dangers of unused prescription opioids and provides information about safe disposal of these medicines. It includes examples of public service announcements (PSAs), social media images and posts, fact sheets, and more. 

A toolkit from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on opioid overdose prevention. Provides information on opioid use disorder facts, five essential steps for first responders, information for prescribers, safety advice for patients & family members, and recovering from opioid overdose.

This community-based tool consists of a two-day workshop that brings together stakeholders in the criminal justice, behavioral health, and recovery support systems to identify strengths, gaps, and priorities in their communities, and can strengthen the community response to the opioid crisis. 

Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) identifies the vital places in the system where best practices should be implemented, thereby increasing a person’s chances of recovery and decreasing recidivism.