RESOURCES

The following are several resources you can use to learn more about Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs), current opioid safety public health strategies, opioid prescribing and dispensing guidelines, naloxone administration and educational materials, and alternate pain management options.

Currently resources are available for the following states, we will add new resources as states join the intervention:

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW HAMPSHIRE

OREGON

WASHINGTON

MASSACHUSETTS

FENTANYL AND OPIOID SAFETY:

SYRINGE / MEDICATION DISPOSAL LOCATIONS:

Syringe Disposal
Find a local syringe disposal location

U.S. Diversion Control Division
Find a local controlled substance public disposal location

MA Department of Health Syringe Service Programs
List of MDPH funded syringe service programs (SSPs) in MA

MA Prescription Drop Box Locations
Police Stations in Plymouth & Norfolk Counties provide medication disposal on site

SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS / NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION:

MA Department of Health Syringe Service Programs
List of MDPH funded syringe service programs (SSPs) in MA

MA Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution program
Bureau of Substance Addiction Services

TREATMENT SERVICES:

Massachusetts Helpline
Find local treatment and recovery services
1-800-327-5050
Monday-Friday: 8am-10pm; Weekends: 8am-6pm

24/7 MA Hotline
Addiction, housing, health, veterans' services, and more

PRESCRIBING & TAPERING GUIDELINES:

CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
The CDC Guideline addresses patient-centered clinical practices including conducting thorough assessments, considering all possible treatments, closely monitoring risks, and safely discontinuing opioids.

HHS Guide Dosage Reduction Discontinuation

HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics

BUPRENORPHINE PROVIDERS:

Buprenorphine Treatment Practitioner Locator

Suboxone Treatment Directory
Provides an up to date list of Suboxone treatment programs and doctors who prescribe Suboxone

FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS:

Learn to Cope
Learn to Cope is a support group for parents, family members, spouses, and caregivers who have a family member with a substance use disorder
508-738-5148
Meeting locations throughout the state, every week

NEW HAMPSHIRE

FENTANYL AND OPIOID SAFETY:

SYRINGE / MEDICATION DISPOSAL LOCATIONS:

Syringe Disposal
Find a local syringe disposal location

U.S. Diversion Control Division
Find a local controlled substance public disposal location

SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS / NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION:

New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition (NHHRC)
Statewide organization dedicated to the implementation of public health strategies that reduce the harm associated with drug use and misuse
info@nhhrc.org

Queen City Exchange
Delivers free, community-based services that reduce personal & social harms associated with drug use
Manchester, NH

HAND-UP Health Services
Naloxone/Narcan & overdose prevention and education; Sterile syringes & disposal containers; Collection & disposal of used syringes/needles; Basic wound care supplies; STD prevention education & materials; and more
207-370-7187 (text to meet up)
Rochester, NH; Dover, NH
handupoutreach@nhhrc.org

AIDS Task Force NH: Syringe Service Alliance of the Nashua Area (SSANA)
Provides sterile needles, syringes, & injection equipment; Safe disposal containers; HIV & hepatitis testing and treatment referral; Overdose prevention & naloxone education; Referral to substance use treatment (including MAT); and more
978-743-9636
77 Northeastern Boulevard, Nashua, NH 03062
hope@aidstaskforcenh.org

TREATMENT SERVICES:

24/7 NH Hotline
Addiction, housing, health, veterans' services, and more

The Doorway NH
Connect to support, guidance, and community, and access treatment, recovery, and self-sufficiency services

NH Alcohol and Drug Treatment Locator
Find withdrawal management (detox), outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization, residential services, MAT, and recovery support services

Granite Pathways
Services include detox (ATS), clinical stabilization services, transitional support services, and long term residential 603-931-3700
info@granitepathways.org

Hope for New Hampshire Recovery
Resources include a peer support program, telephone recovery support, an emergency department program, and family support groups 603-935-7524
293 Wilson St, Manchester, NH 03103
<info@recoverynh.org