TR - Increase Awareness of the Risks & the Crisis

TR - Increase Awareness of the Risks & the Crisis

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Table of Contents

Social Media

Awareness Resources

Educational Workshops

Fact Sheets

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Social Media

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
National Medicinal Abuse Awareness Month (CADCA)Social Media Campaign	Downloadable images/messages	CADCA	Examples of images and messages to share/tweet on social media during the National Medicinal Abuse Awareness Month organized by CADCA

Awareness Resources

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
Increase Awareness: Provide Educational Opportunities that Create Understanding and Encourage Compassion	Toolkit	Health & Human Services	AUDIENCE: Faith & Community Leaders Your community can partner with your local public health office, hospitals, community health centers, or nonprofit service organizations to host educational events on a variety of opioid related topics.
HBO Documentary: Warning: This Drug May Kill You (2017) [1]	Video	HBO	AUDIENCE: Anyone in a community. This powerful documentary is a powerful way for people to gain a deeper understanding of how easy it is for "good people" to become addicted and the devastating consequences. It focuses on several in-depth and personal stories. This is an excellent tool both to reduce misconceptions about Opioid Use Disorder that lead to stigma, and it is a valuable alert to people about why they should
MSNBC Documentary One Nation, Overdosed: Documentary On The Deadliest Drug Crisis In American History (Full) (2017) [2]	VIDEO	MSNBC	AUDIENCE: Anyone in a community (but with a concern noted below). T This is another new, powerful documentary that brings many aspects of the crisis to light. It covers the crisis in Montgomery County, OH and focuses a lot on fentanyl and is good to think about the community-level impact of the crisis. It talks about how the community saw a shift from prescription drugs to heroin and fentanyl. One concern with this video is that is shows how easy it is to order fentanyl from China, which could prompt some people to try it.

Educational Workshops

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials

Fact Sheets

Toolkit/Resource	Type	Source	Description	Supplemental Materials
Teen Medicine Abuse Fact Sheet	Fact Sheet	CADCA
Risk Factors for Adolescent Problem Behavior	Fact Sheet	Shatterproof	Audience: Parents and community members. A general list of risk factors for different adolescent problem behavior, including substance abuse.