Drug and Tobacco use

• ADA on the Opioid Crisis (ADA)
• ADA policies on substance use disorders (ADA)
• Alcohol Use Disorder (Alcohol Rehab Help)
• How has the opioid crisis affected people with employer coverage? (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• Opioids and Children and Adolescents: Information for Oral Health Professionals (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 2019)
• Opioid Overdose Deaths Rising in Texas (DSHS, 2021)
• Opioid Prescribing by Dentists Infographic (ADA Health Policy Institute)
• Opioid prescribing practices from 2010 through 2015 among dentists in the United States (JADA)
• Prescribing Opioids for Women of Reproductive Age: Information for Dentists (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 2018)
• Rehab Centers, Counseling and Support Groups in Texas (Start your Recovery, 2022)
• TxOHC Dental Prescription Fact Sheet
• Texas PMP (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
• Texas Prescription Monitoring Program
• 60 Digital Resources for Addressing Substance Use Disorders, Addiction and Recovery (Online MSW Programs)

Rx Awareness Campaign

• ADA policies on tobacco use and vaping (ADA)
• Addressing Tobacco in Dental Settings (Campaign for Dental Health)
• Resources for Families How to Avoid Harmful Tobacco Products
• Smoking and Tobacco Use (CDC)
• Tobacco Products (Campaign for Dental Health)
• Tobacco Use and Vaping (ADA)

• ADA policies on tobacco use and vaping (ADA)
• Teen Vaping (Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Texas Child Health Status Report)
• E-Cigarette Infographic (CDC)
• E-cigarettes Shaped Like USB Flash Drives: Information for Parents, Educators and Health Care Providers (CDC)
• Tobacco Use and Vaping (ADA)
• Vaping Advertisements and Teens (Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Texas Child Health Status Report)
• Vaping with Flavors (Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Texas Child Health Status Report)

As of February 2020, there have been 2,807 hospitalizations reported to the CDC related to e-cigarette and/or vaping products. The CDC found that vitamin E acetate, which is a common additive in THC e-cigarettes or vapes, was strongly linked to these hospitalizations. 

The CDC recommends that people do not use any THC e-cigarettes or vapes, especially from informal sources like online shops, family, or friends.