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Sharing Your Treatment Court Story: A Guide to Help You Prepare, BJA-Sponsored, April 2018, NCJ 253194. (8 pages).
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Adult Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program, BJA, November 2018, NCJ 253083. (2 pages).
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Promising Practices Guidelines for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment, BJA-Sponsored, November 2017, NCJ 253061. (46 pages).
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Jail-Based Medication-Assisted Treatment: Promising Practices, Guidelines, and Resources for the Field, BJA-Sponsored, October 2018, NCJ 252973. (44 pages).
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Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program: Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion, BJA-Sponsored, March 2019, NCJ 252969. (4 pages).
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Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program: The Peer Recovery Support Services Mentoring Initiative, BJA-Sponsored, April 2019, NCJ 252970. (2 pages).
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Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/csat

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
https://www.samhsa.gov/