Updates
Welcoming Recovery
Stigma remains a challenge in community discussions of substance use disorder (SUD) and SUD treatment. It may create obstacles as an organization in a rural area works to establish a new treatment facility.

Resources for Monitoring Substance Use Trends
The drug landscape changes constantly as substances and analogues are introduced or used in different ways.

What Agencies and Providers Are Saying About the Dangers of Xylazine
Federal and state agencies, local health departments, and health care providers across the country have become increasingly concerned about the rise of xylazine, an adulterant often found in combination with fentanyl and also mix

White House Analysts Discuss Multifaceted Effort to Overcome Overdose Crisis

For Two Award-Winning Authors, Community Is Crucial to Overcoming the Overdose Crisis

Improving Prevention and Care Outcomes for LGBTQ People: Safer Spaces and Better Data Collection

Tony Hoffman Highlights the Costs of Institutional Stigma

Causes and Consequences of Racial Health Inequities

Critical Role of Peer Specialists in Recovery: An Example

How Dominant Narratives Influence Health Inequity
Public health analyst in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Health Equity, Gem Daus defines health inequities as differences in health status that are unnecessary, avoidable, unfair, and unjust.

Culture, Connection, and Community
