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Substance Use Resources

The following list provides information on national and local resources:

PREVENTION

Change the Script
CT Prevention Network

CT Youth Services Association

Governor’s Prevention Partnership

National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
Medication Disposal: What You Should Know
Medication Disposal Take Back Locations
Parent's Guide to Opioid Use Prevention

Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations (RBHAOs)
Secure Storage of Medication and Other Substances
Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP)
Vaping Prevention Initiatives (through PTTASC)

SUBSTANCE EXPOSED NEWBORNS

Family Care Plans for Providers
Family Care Plan Template
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) - Kids Health
FAS Diagnostic & Prevention Network - WA
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD)s FAQs - Healthy Children
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
Opioid Overdose Prevention (Nalaxone/Narcan)
Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit
Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of Connecticut (SEPI-CT)

GOVERNMENT SITES

CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services(DMHAS)
Monitoring the Future
National Institute on Drug Abuse(NIDA)
Office of National Drug Control Policy(ONDCP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)

INFORMATION & TRAINING

CT Clearinghouse
Language of Recovery
LiveLOUD (Life with Opioid Use Disorder)
Partnershipto End Addiction
Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Service Center (PTTASC)
Opioid Overdose Prevention (Nalaxone/Narcan)
SBIRT Training Academy (Formerly SBIRT Training Institute)
A-SBIRT Training Resources

RECOVERY & SUPPORTS

Al-Anon
Alcoholics Anonymous

Blood Alcohol Content(BAC)

Cocaine Anonymous
Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance(CTHRA)
CT Community for Addiction Recovery(CCAR)

Families Anonymous
LGBTQIA+
Nar-Anon
Narcotics Anonymous
National Harm Reduction Coalition

Nicotine Anonymous
SMART Recovery Groups through Youth Recovery CT
Turning Point(CT website for youth)
Women and Children's Services
Young Adult Services
Youth Recovery CT
Shatterproof

TREATMENT SERVICES

Connecting to Care Assisted Intervention Matching (AIM) Tool
CT Network of Care
DCF Funded Substance Use Treatment Services
DMHAS Addiction Services Availability and Bed Tracking
HUSKY Health Find a Behavioral Health Provider
HUSKY Health Provider Locator Map for Medications for Substance Use Disorder
Medications for Substance Use Disorder (MOUD/MAUD/MAT)
SAMHSA Find Treatment
Shatterproof Treatment Atlas
2-1-1 of Connecticut

This list of resources is not all inclusive, as additional resources may be available.

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