This 3 page patient guide addresses maintaining substance use disorder treatment during the Covid-19 public health emergency from the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine. Continue reading
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FAQs on Telehealth and HIPPA during the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
This guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides clarification on the provision of telehealth during the Covid-19 public health emergency. Continue reading
California Hub-and-Spoke Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Program: Year 1 Evaluation Report
This program evaluation looks at California’s implementation of a hub-and-spoke treatment system for opioid use disorder (OUD) during the program’s first year (August 2017 to July 2018). Continue reading
Law Enforcement Diversion Programs
This collection provides information about options to create programs that divert individuals with substance use or mental health conditions from the justice system to treatment. Continue reading
Integrating Medications for Opioid Use Disorder into a 12-step Treatment Program
Traditional 12-step, abstinence based substance use disorder treatment programs have generally rejected the use of medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD). The Recovery Research Institute provides a plain-language summary of research that looked at whether it was possible to incorporate MAT into the treatment services offered by a leading 12-step oriented treatment facility. Continue reading
Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment, and Recovery
The Online Museum of African American Addictions, Treatment and Recovery was created by Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, to serve as a central location for information about addictions, treatment, and recovery among African Americans. Continue reading
Find Treatment SAMHSA Website
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration substance use treatment locator website allows users to submit a zip code and receive a list of treatment providers near by. Continue reading
Efficacy for Use of Detoxification Alone as a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
State officials participating in the Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project requested this rapid evidence review on the role of inpatient or residential detoxification for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). As this 2-page document states, research is clear and addiction experts agree that detoxification alone is not a stand-alone treatment for OUD, but is merely the first step in a providing an individualized treatment plan which may include medication assisted treatment. Continue reading
Provider Implementation Guide Using a Medication First Model
The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) created this provider implementation guide for their Medication First opioid use disorder treatment model. The Medication First treatment model was developed by DMH staff with assistance from staff from the Missouri Institute of Mental Health at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and is based on the successful Housing First model used to address homelessness. Continue reading
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC Network) is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to promote the use of innovative best practices in addiction treatment and recovery services. Created in 1993, the ATTC Network operates 10 U.S.-based centers, 2 national focus area centers, and a network coordinating office. Continue reading