Useful links

Below are links and resources you may find helpful. These links direct you to resources and information from organizations that are separate to International Overdose Awareness Day and Penington Institute – therefore, they 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
• International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

North America

• Health Canada, Government of Canada
• Moms Stop the Harm (Canada) 
• 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

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
• European Union Drugs Agency