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class="tags tag-nidamed"><a href="/nidamed-medical-health-professionals">NIDAMED</a></div> <div class="page-banner--title"> <h1 class="h1"> <span>For Your Patients</span> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-wrapper"> <div class="layout-center-content "> <div> <div class="content-river"> <div id="block-nida-vic-adaptive-system-main"> <article data-history-node-id="22729"> <div> <div><div class="bracket yellow">As of December 29, 2022, clinicians are no longer required to obtain a DATA waiver (X-waiver) to prescribe buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder. Visit the <a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/medications-substance-use-disorders/removal-data-waiver-requirement">Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration</a> website for more information about the removal of the DATA waiver requirement.</div><p>Share educational materials on addiction and substance use with your patients and their families.</p><div class="align-right image-medium"> <div class="media-image"> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Image</div> <div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/content_image_medium/public/2020-04/clinical-resources-for-your-patients.jpg?itok=UUE9hN-D" width="426" height="284" alt="A doctor speaking with a patient"> </div> </div> <span class="image-credit"> <div>©iStock/<a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/doctor-wearing-white-coat-meeting-with-female-patient-gm629600568-112076795">monkeybusinessimages</a></div> </span> </div> </div> <h2>General Drug Facts & Information about Addiction</h2><ul><li><a href="/drug-topics/addiction-science/words-matter-preferred-language-talking-about-addiction" data-mce-href="/drug-topics/addiction-science/words-matter-preferred-language-talking-about-addiction">Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking About Addiction</a> – Learn about stigma, how it affects people with SUD, and how simple changes in language can help reduce and avoid harmful stigma and negativity around addiction.</li><li><a href="/search?sort=created:desc&content_category=DrugFacts">Drug Facts</a> – Plain language summaries on different drugs.</li><li><a href="/publications/drugs-brains-behavior-science-addiction/preface">Drugs, Brain, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction</a> – Explanation of the impact of drugs and addiction on the brain.</li><li>View the <a href="/es">NIDA Website in Spanish</a></li></ul><h2>Specialized Resources</h2><dl class="ckeditor-accordion"><dt>Addiction Treatment</dt><dd><ul><li><a href="https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/how-to-find-alcohol-treatment/step-3-choose-quality-care" data-mce-href="https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/how-to-find-alcohol-treatment/step-3-choose-quality-care">NIAAA: How to Spot Quality Treatment</a> – Share with patients with/at risk of alcohol use disorder to learn how to recognize quality care and treatment.</li><li><a href="/related-topics/treatment">NIDA's Treatment Page</a> – Step-by-step guidelines your patients can use to get help for a substance use disorder or to help a friend or loved one with addiction.</li><li><a href="https://findtreatment.gov/">Find Treatment</a> – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) resources on treatment (including treatment options, support hotlines and locator).</li><li><a href="https://www.asam.org/publications-resources/patient-resources">Opioid Addiction Treatment: A Guide for Patients, Families and Friends</a> – Guide on addiction assessment and treatment from the American Society of Addiction Medicine. </li><li><a class="pdf" href="/sites/default/files/pdf/treatment_options_download_nidamed.pdf">Treatment options</a> – factsheet</li></ul></dd><dt>Opioids</dt><dd><ul><li><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/">U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Opioid Crisis page </a>– Up-to-date opioid-related statistics, research, and addiction services.</li><li>Factsheet on <a class="pdf" href="/sites/default/files/pdf/prescription_drug_abuse_download_nidamed.pdf">prescription drugs</a></li><li>Poster: <a href="https://archives.nida.nih.gov/publications/prescription-drug-poster">prescription drugs</a></li></ul></dd><dt>Marijuana</dt><dd><ul><li><a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/marijuana">SAMHSA’s Know the Risks of Marijuana page </a>– Marijuana IQ test, videos, and links to other relevant resources.</li><li><a class="pdf" href="/sites/default/files/pdf/marijuana_download_nidamed.pdf">Marijuana</a> factsheet</li><li>For more information about marijuana, visit the <a class="pdf" href="/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/vaping-marijuana-other-drugs">Vaping, Marijuana, and Other Drugs</a> page</li></ul></dd><dt>Vaping/E-Cigarettes</dt><dd><ul><li><a href="/related-topics/vaping">Vaping</a> – Videos, publications, infographics, and other resources focused on vaping.</li><li><a href="/drugs-abuse/tobacconicotine-vaping">Tobacco/Nicotine and Vaping</a> – Statistics and national trends on tobacco and vaping.</li><li><a href="https://smokefree.gov/">Smokefree.Gov</a>– Information on tobacco cessation and resources from the National Cancer Institute.</li><li><a href="https://www.safetyreporting.hhs.gov/SRP2/en/Home.aspx?sid=9e384308-2b5c-4e71-9c63-5d2b8d91d0e8">The Safety Reporting Portal</a> – Portal to report adverse effects of vaping to the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.</li><li>For more information about e-cigarettes and vaping, visit the <a href="/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/vaping-marijuana-other-drugs" 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href="https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Richmond-Center/Pages/Electronic-Nicotine-Delivery-Systems.aspx" target="_blank">E-Cigarettes</a> – Quick facts and resources about E-Cigarettes from AAP.</li></ul></li></ul><h4>For Teens</h4><ul><li><a href="/research-topics/parents-educators/mind-matter-series" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8899dba3-4ea5-48a4-8056-6fd17070c9fe" data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-mce-href="/publications/mind-matters-series">Mind Matters Series</a> – English and Spanish pamphlets that can help middle school-aged students understand the effects and consequences drug use has on the brain and body.</li><li><a href="/publications/opioid-facts-teens/letter-to-teens">Opioid Facts for Teens</a></li><li>Parents and teens can visit the <a href="/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="9056224b-b502-492d-bde4-289c91f36718" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Drugged Driving</a> 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