Arts-Based Approaches to Countering the Opioid Crisis: New and Expanded Evidence

Arts-Based Approaches to Countering the Opioid Crisis: New and Expanded Evidence Pisith Yim Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:48 Publication Year 2026 Description Cover photo: Mandala coloring activity from “Art Saved Me” opioid use treatment program. Photo by DaiAwen Cynfamau, courtesy of IMPOWR-ME Research Center, Montefiore Einstein This report builds on the National Endowment for the Arts’ Arts Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Examining the Evidence published in 2020. Like the earlier report, it includes a structured literature review and a program scan documenting a growing body of evidenc