Substance Use and Abuse
See separate page for Smoking and Tobacco Use resources
ASTDD Reducing Opioid Prescribing by Oral Health Professionals Policy Statement (2021)
ADA Policies and Statements (Recent)
- Policy on Opioid Prescribing (2018)
- Insurance Coverage for Chemical Dependency Treatment (2017)
- Statement on Alcohol and Other Substance Use by Pregnant and Postpartum Patients (2017)
- Statement on Alcoholism and Other Substance Use Disorders (2017)
An Introduction to Substance Use Disorders for Dental Professionals Overview. Frese, PA and McClure E. DentalCare.Com continuing education course.
How Drug Abuse Affects Dental Health. American Addiction Centers. Good overview with definitions. (11-2018)
How HRSA is Addressing the Opioid Crisis. HRSA (2019)
Journal of the American Dental Association's March 2019 reprint collection features "key opioid-related articles" that address questions such as "why do dentists prescribe Vicodin? What can prescription monitoring program data say about the prescription of controlled substances? What is the role of the oral health community in addressing the opioid crisis?"
National Opioids Crisis. Help, Resources and Information. HHS (2019)
Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals
Opioid Overdose Crisis. National Institute on Drug Abuse (2019)
Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit. SAMHSA (2018)
Opioid Overdose. Understanding the Epidemic. CDC (2018)
Prescribing Opioids for Women of Reproductive Age: Information for Dentists. Barzel R, Holt K, Kolo S. National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Washington, DC (2018)
