The Addiction Round Up is a monthly newsletter providing current information and research related to alcohol and other drugs.

Center for Excellence on Addiction

The Center for Excellence on Addiction is available to assist with a variety of needs related to alcohol and other drugs. If you or your organization are interested in receiving expert consultation, technical assistance, and/or training, please complete this request form.

Updates from The Partnership

Is public messaging one of your substance use prevention strategies? The Partnership provides NH-specific substance use prevention messaging and resources to public and private organizations and individuals. Connect with us to collaborate on communications content to develop, refresh, enrich, or elevate key messages for your community. See the 2024 Convening Schedule for future meetings. Agendas are released closer to the convening date. Join our mailing list, and check out our latest resources, which include the Partnership Prevention Blog and Power of Prevention Podcasts.

Cannabis: Get the Facts

Check out the revamped Cannabis Resource page with updated research and data utilizing the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

Join the Treating Addiction in Rural Areas ECHO!

If you are delivering substance use treatment, co-occuring treatment, and/or recovery services in Vermont, please consider joining a learning community of over 20 organizations from New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. This ECHO program aims to strengthen the behavioral health care workforce, improve health equity for individuals in rural areas, and provide patient-driven holistic care with a focus on increasing patient knowledge and application of the American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria. Please email Rekha Sreedhara or Adelaide Murray for more information.

World Mental Health Day

Support mental health by raising awareness of mental health issues around the world on October 10th.

Fentanyl Vaccine Heads for Clinical Trials, with Goal of Saving Lives

A vaccine has shown success in stopping highly addictive opioid from causing overdose. This fentanyl vaccine is headed to clinical trials in mid-2025.

Preventing Substance Use Among Young Adults with Disabilities

This resource highlights the need for primary substance use prevention programs for young adults ages 18 to 25 with disabilities. Provides guidance to prevention specialists on designing and tailoring these programs, and describes factors that may affect the delivery of prevention.

Messaging Playbook on Harm Reduction, Homelessness, and Community Safety

In this playbook, learn what city residents believe about drug use, homelessness, and community safety – and how to talk persuasively about public health solutions.

Native-Led Suicide Prevention Program Focuses on Building Community Strengths

A new approach has been developed that focuses on community strengths rather than risks facing the individual.

MultiLingual Fentanyl Education Resources

This resource is available in 12 different languages on counterfeit pills, risks associated with fenatanyl exposure and what communities and families can do to prevent overdose and substance use disorders.

Why Can't U.S. Doctors Prescribe Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)?

Outdated rules and regulations are creating a barrier for people with an OUD to receive a prescription for methadone from their physicians. Learn more >>>

Drug Decriminalization Law Rolled Back Making Possession a Crime Again

In Oregon a new law took effect in August making personal use possession a misdemeanor punishable up to six months in jail. Read more >>>

Behavioral Health ECHO Program for School Professionals

The Empowering Educators: Strategies for Staff Well-Being ECHO will offer practical strategies for professionals working in k-12 schools. Participants are invited to join just one or all eight sessions.

SAPST - SPF: Application for Prevention Success Training

This combined online & in-person training will provide a comprehensive introduction to the substance use prevention field. This training is appropriate for entry-level prevention practitioners, as well as professionals in related fields.

Understanding Substance Use through the Lens of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) & Trauma

This six-hour training covers the basics of trauma definition and symptomology. A special focus will be on the impact of multiple ACES and treatment options.

APHA 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo (October 27-30)

The Annual Meeting is the largest public health event and brings together a broad spectrum of professionals across a variety of disciplines. The theme of this year's event is "Building Trust in Public Health Science".

SAVE-THE-DATE: Project SUCCESS (Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students)

This three-day training provides strategies for reducing substance use among secondary school adolescents.

SAVE-THE-DATE: Updates on New Substances of Misuse

This training will cover the most commonly reported drugs being misused and those new chemicals that may appear in the coming months and years.

SAVE-THE-DATE: NH Behavioral Health Summit

This is a statewide event for behavioral healthcare providers and organizations, including mental health and substance use disorders.