Prevention

Prevention, Risk Factors, and Screening

Prevention Resources in Other Languages

Prevention Topics

Get answers to basic questions about addiction, including genetic factors, its signs and symptoms, and how addiction is treated.

Narcan Nasal Spray Available Over-the-Counter

Narcan, a drug that prevents opioid overdoses, became widely accessible without a prescription last week. This change to over-the-counter...

Prevention Resources by Language

The project was supported by the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, the Ethnic Communities Opioids Response Network – Missouri (ECORN-MO), the...

Taking Action to Break Language Barriers

The Addiction Policy Forum released prevention resources translated into 12 languages to help improve language access to information on...

Ask the Expert: Social Determinants of Health and Barriers to Treatment Engagement and Retention

While there are highly effective treatments for substance use disorders (SUD), such as medications and behavioral therapies, significant...

Ask the Expert: What does addiction treatment involve?

In this Ask the Expert interview, we hear from Yale University's Brian Fuehrlein about what treatment for addiction involves.