Substance Use Disorders

Information on Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment

• Women and Drugs Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – NIDA

The IHS Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program site has information and resources for recognizing and overcoming addiction to alcohol or drugs. Specific topic pages are linked below.

• Drug and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment resources – IHS
• Information on Addiction – IHS

Opioid Use Disorder

Opioid use disorder, which is made up of opioid addiction and opioid dependence, is a medical condition based on the compulsive use of opioids (e.g., morphine, heroin, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, etc.) despite negative consequences of continued use and the withdrawal symptoms that occur when opioid use stops.

The IHS Pain and Opioid Use Disorder site has information and resources for treating opioid and related addiction.

• Drugs of Abuse: Opioids Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – CDC
• Opioid Overdose, Understanding the Epidemic Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – CDC
• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Prescription and Illegal Drug Use

• Drugs of Abuse: Over-the-counter Medicines Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov – NIDA

Information on Women and Alcohol

• Women and Alcohol Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – National Institute on Alcohol, Abuse, and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Maternal Substance Addiction

For information on drug use by pregnant women and the effects of this use on their babies, visit the Alcohol and Substance Use during Pregnancy page.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Information

• Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – SAMHSA
• Women and Alcohol Facts Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – NIAAA
• Alcohol use During Pregnancy Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov  – Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)