The opioid epidemic

Section 1: The basics. The basics of opioids and opioid addiction

Section 2: Individuals and families. Use of opioid medications for pain

Misuse of opioids

Opioid addiction

Opioid overdose

Treatment for opioid addiction

Opioids and pregnancy

Opioids and teenagers

Opioids and families

Recovery from opioid addiction

Section 3: Communities and policy. A historical perspective on the opioid epidemic

Prevention policy for the opioid epidemic

Treatment and recovery policy for the opioid epidemic

Harm reduction policy for the opioid epidemic

Criminal justice policy and the opioid epidemic

Surveillance, evaluation, and research and the opioid epidemic

What to do for the opioid epidemic

Appendix 1: Definitions of addiction

Appendix 2: Non-stigmatizing preferred language

Appendix 3: Definitions of recovery

Appendix 4: Examples of pharmaceutical opioids available in the United States, December 2018

Appendix 5: Diagnostic criteria for opioid use disorder

Appendix 6: Recovery organizations (listed in alphabetical order).