Resources on Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment for Providers
Welcome to our resource garden, providers! By being here you’re demonstrating your commitment to strengthening the way Black women impacted by stimulant use disorder are treated by increasing access to resources and reducing stigma.
Check out all the resources about stimulant use disorder and treatment in California, and how stimulant use disorder specifically impacts Black women.
What Stimulant Use Disorder Treatment Options Are Available?
Review potential treatment strategies for stimulant use disorder.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders
Culturally Relevant Care
Reduce the stigma Black women experiencing opioid use disorder face by increasing your awareness of your patients’ culture and how it impacts care.
Stigma Reducing Language
SAMHSA: Improving Cultural Competence
Harm Reduction Coalition: Undoing Stigma
“A scarlet letter”: Stigma and other factors affecting trust in the health care system for women seeking substance abuse treatment in a community setting
What is the History of Black Women Being Criminalized for Stimulant Use?
Gain an understanding of how the war on drugs negatively impacted Black communities and the importance of drug decriminalization. Additional resources include ways to actively challenge the stigma Black women experience.
Drug Policy Alliance: Race and the Drug War
Drug Policy Alliance: Liberation for Black Drug Users
Brennan Center for Justice: Race, Mass Incarceration, and the Disastrous War on Drugs
Addiction Center: The War On Drug’s Ongoing Impact On Black People
NAACP: Criminal Justice Fact Sheet
How Does Stimulant Use Impact Black Women?
Learn about how stimulants disproportionately affect Black women and how to support Black women impacted by substance use.
Massachusetts Medical Society: Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives — The Role of Health Professionals
CDC: Cocaine and Psychostimulant-involved Overdose Deaths Disproportionately Affect Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
CDC: Pathways to Freedom: Winning the fight Against Tobacco (PDF)
Relias: What is Racial Trauma? Understanding Race-Based Traumatic Stress
American Addiction Center: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among African Americans
How Can You Collaborate With Other Professionals Within the Medical Field?
Learn about ways how addiction and mental health service providers can collaborate to improve the lives of Black women living with substance use disorder.
Addiction Technology Transfer Care Network: A Call for Collaboration at the Intersections of Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Use
Collaboration for Addiction and Mental Health Care: Best Advice
DISCLAIMER: The information contained on this website is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you or any other person has a medical concern, you should consult with your medical provider or seek other professional medical treatment.
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