Substance Use Disorder
Communities around the country are experiencing challenges in preventing substance use. For some communities prescription drugs and heroin are the major concern while for others it's methamphetamine, synthetics or underage drinking. This joint webinar with the Association for Community Health…
A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription drug and opioid abuse. Staff at CHI St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls, Minn., began researching the issue after noticing that a large number of patients in the emergency department were requesting…
Community Hospital of Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula (CHOMP), part of Montage Health, took action two years ago to address the prescription opioid abuse crisis in its county of some 415,000 residents. The community-wide effort, called Prescribe Safe, has led to a sharp decline in the number of…
What is it?
Revere CARES is a community coalition founded in 1997 to reduce substance abuse by empowering the community of Revere, Mass. With support from Massachusetts General Hospital, the coalition engages multiple sectors to successfully advocate for policy, systems and environmental changes…
What is it?
The Golden Heart Project is a coalition working to alleviate the impact of chronic alcoholism on individuals and the community. Partners from organizations representing public safety and corrections, government, health care, business, and behavioral health treatment work together to…