Recent legislation in Massachusetts requires that parents of middle and high school athletes and other adults such as coaches, athletic directors, athletic trainers, and school nurses receive educational materials on the potential dangers of opioid use and misuse. The educational materials shall also be distributed in written form to all students participating in an extracurricular athletic activity prior to the commencement of their athletic seasons.



The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP) collaborated to provide action steps to help prevent opioid misuse and overdose among student athletes. This fact sheet also highlight resources for addressing possible alcohol or opioid misuse or addiction.

Author: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH), Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Massachusetts Technical Assistance Partnership for Prevention (MassTAPP)

Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)

The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) is a statewide service, research, policy and program development agency.  Trainings on a wide variety of topics are available through BSAS Training Calendar.

The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) is a statewide service, research, policy and program development agency. Searchable Training & TA topics include Pregnant/Parenting Women, SUD Treatment, Tobacco, Trauma, Youth/Young Adults, and Wellness.

Developed specifically for substance use disorder treatment professionals, this training supports individual and organizational efforts to provide trauma informed care. Four one-hour modules each introduce a specific topic. Continuing education credits available for LADC and LMHC.

This training will review group topics commonly offered in substance use treatment programs and explore how to integrate tobacco dependence treatment into the conversation.

This toolkit provides guidance related to the medical, psychological and social needs of pregnant women with opioid use disorders, to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. It was developed to help advance clinical interventions by offering screening, treatment engagement & coordinated care. 

This 90 minute training helps substance use disorder and other treatment professionals understand how men’s socialization as men can interfere with recovery from substance use and other disorders. Participants learn specific techniques for working with men to promote recovery from SUD and trauma. Continuing education credits available for LADC and LMHC.

IHR’s On-PAR Online Training assists behavioral health programs and service providers to treat tobacco/nicotine dependence on par with other substance use disorders. Four lessons address specific practice/treatment challenges to integration of tobacco treatment in behavioral health settings.

IHR’s Smoke-Free Families Online Training can assist counselors and other staff working with families in a variety of settings to better understand the risks of secondhand smoke (SHS) and thirdhand smoke (THS) exposure, as well as exposure to aerosol from e-cigarettes and other electronic devices.

The Northeastern University IHESJR researchers use a wide range of research methods and intervention strategies to promote health equity and social justice through community engaged research. Focus areas: MH and SUD; health promotion/disease prevention; violence/trauma prevention; global health.