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Posted 5/18/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Overreliance on opioid medications is emblematic of a health care system that incentivizes quick, simplistic answers to complex physical and mental health needs.
Posted 5/19/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
In 2016, the United States Congress authorized and appropriated funding to fight the opioid epidemic through the Department of Health and Human Services . Among other initiatives, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) gave the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration authority and support to implement new grant programs focused on preventing overdose and treating individuals with OUD.
Posted 5/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Report details information and guidance for addressing substance use issues encountered during home visiting. Discusses substance use issues and the way home visiting can address those issues while supporting families. Features a number of questions and answers and includes discussion regarding home visiting in rural areas.
Posted 5/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
To identify Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool tems independently associated with the decision to use pharmacologic therapy and to simplify the FNAST while minimizing loss of information for the treatment decision.
Posted 5/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
As a response to the ongoing opioid crisis, every US state has increased access to naloxone through a variety of expanded prescribing methods, such as standing orders or protocols. This reports examines the impact of a standing order for rural Georgia pharmacies.
Posted 6/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America is an initiative launched by the federal government with the aim of addressing the HIV epidemic in the United States. The initiative was announced by President Trump during the State of the Union address in February 2019 and aims to reduce new HIV infections by 75% in five years and by 90% in ten years by focusing first on the hardest hit areas of the country.
Posted 6/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Mother & Baby Substance Exposure Toolkit Best Practices All Best Practices came as a part of the California Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion Project
Posted 6/15/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Center for Connected Health Policy’s (CCHP) Spring 2020 release of the “State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies” report highlights the changes that have taken place in state telehealth policy. The report offers policymakers, health advocates, and other interested health care professionals a summary guide of telehealth-related policies, laws, and regulations for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Posted 6/16/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This cross-sectional study included all counties and county-equivalent divisions in the US in 2016. Data on racial/ethnic population distribution were derived from the American Community Survey, and data on locations of facilities providing methadone and buprenorphine were obtained from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration databases.
Posted 6/16/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The most effective therapy for people with opioid use disorder involves the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved medications—methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Despite evidence that this approach, known as medications for opioid use disorder, reduces relapse and saves lives, the vast majority of jails and prisons do not offer this treatment.