AUGUST 2024 NEWSLETTER

Connecticut Clearinghouse is a library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, treatment and recovery, and other related topics.

UPCOMING EVENTS

OBSERVANCES

INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARNESS DAY

August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. Visit SAMHSA for evidence-based resources about opioid overdose. We have listed community events at www.ctclearinghouse.org/ioad/. If you'd like to see your event listed on this page, contact us here.

What You Should Know About Xylazine Video

The tranquilizer xylazine, a non-opioid sedative, is increasingly linked to overdose deaths. Source: CDC.

Learn About Substances Involved in Overdose Deaths:

Bromazolam Prevalence Surging Across the United States Driven In Part by Increasing Detections Alongside Fentanyl

Drug Facts: Fentanyl

Flualprazolam: Potent Benzodiazepine Identified Among Death & Impaired Driving Cases in the U.S.

Nitazenes Are a Powerful Class of Street Drugs Emerging Across the US - The Conversation

Opioids, Fentanyl, and Xylazine: What are They and What do Prevention Professionals Need to Know and Do to Prevent Overdose?

Select Library Resources Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse

Select Pamphlets and Posters Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse

Harm Reduction Webinars

Freedom Institute is offering a number of webinars around harm reduction this September. Click here to view & register.

The National Harm Reduction Coalition offers self-paced on-demand learning webinars.

The NORA - Naloxone + Overdose Response App is a free app from the CT Department of Public Health that provides information on opioids, recognizing the symptoms of a suspected opioid overdose, and instructions on administering naloxone when needed. Viewers can learn about trainings on naloxone use in CT as well as how to obtain it in their communities. Additional pages provide access on how to prevent an overdose, disposal of medications, and links to treatment and recovery resources.

NEW PAMPHLETS, POSTERS, AND UPDATED FACT SHEETS

FACT SHEETS CAN BE DOWNLOADED DIRECTLY FROM OUR WEBSITE

NEW LIBRARY MATERIALS - AVAILABLE SOON

Search Our Library Catalog to Find Books, Curricula, and DVDs

CHANGE THE SCRIPT RESOURCE VAN

The season is changing and the smell of pumpkin spice is just around the corner. Change the Script staff will be on the highways and byways, coming to a community near you. Look for us in Ellington, New Fairfield, Somers, and beyond. Check our schedule and book the van for your event!

Contact Connecticut Clearinghouse to order pamphlets & posters, borrow books, ebooks, curricula or DVDs.

We offer mail or pick up. Interlibrary loan is now available. Check with your public library to see if they participate.

Note for libraries: our deliverIT Route is D-152, c/o Plainville Public Library. Please write "Connecticut Clearinghouse at Wheeler" in the Remarks on the slip.

Call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791.

Click here to order online.

Click here to download Fact Sheets.

Browse our Library Materials here

View our Recorded Webinars here

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of Mental Health and Addiction Services.