Useful Links

Below is a collection of links and resources that you may find helpful.

Please note that the links below direct you to resources and websites from organisations that are separate to International Overdose Awareness Day and Penington Institute. Therefore, these websites and links are not under our control and are provided in good faith.

Global Organisations

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• UNAIDS
• Smart Recovery International
• Harm Reduction International 
• International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

Australia

• Alcohol and Drug Foundation
• Family Drug Support
• LifeLine Suicide and Crisis Support Hotline
• Self Help Addiction Resource Centre (SHARC)
• Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
• Australia Centre for Grief and Bereavement
• Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS)

Africa

• Middle East and North African Harm Reduction Network (MENHARA) 

Asia

• Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN): Myanmar 
• Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN)  (EHRN covers Eastern Europe and Central Asia)

United Kingdom and Europe

• NHS UK Drug Treatment
• NHS Lothian Health Edinburgh Scotland
• Scottish Drugs Forum
• Reach Advocacy Scotland
• Release UK
• Turning Point UK
• With You (formerly We Are With You)
• European Union Drugs Agency (formerly known as the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction)

USA

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Resources:

  • June 19, 2014 White House Summit on the Opioid Epidemic
  • 2014 National Drug Control Strategy
  • A Comprehensive Approach to Drug Prevention