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Posted 4/3/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This RSV plenary session was held in the Independence Ballroom on Wednesday, March 5, 2020, at 4:00 PM
Posted 7/20/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The "Navigating System Cultures across the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM)" webinar, held on June 26, 2020, and hosted by SAMHSA's GAINS Center.
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The presenter reviewed resources available to rural grantees through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC) as well as other SAMHSA programs.
Posted 1/5/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) created this directory based on information obtained from state certification boards for alcohol and substance use professionals, state mental health and substance use disorder authorities, sources identified by the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC), local and statewide recovery community organizations, and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors. The information sources for each state are noted. All italicized text is a direct quote from the source noted. The information in this directory was current as of June 24, 2020.
Posted 2/10/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
The Opioid Response Network is making available a new dental curriculum on SBIRT (screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment), an evidence-based approach to managing patients with or at risk of developing a substance use disorder (SUD).
The curriculum was developed for dentists by the ORN grant through a collaboration with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the Division on Substance Use Disorders, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NYSPI.
Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Posted 7/19/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Drug overdose deaths in the United States hit a record high in 2017, with an estimated 72,000 deaths. Over two-thirds of those deaths, roughly 47,600, were due to opioids.These staggering numbers continued in 2018, as over 67,000 drug overdose deaths occurred, and opioids were involved in rough 46,800 of those overdose deaths.
This roadmap highlights existing state efforts and serves as a policy development tool for Governors and state officials seeking to improve coordination and bolster existing efforts across state agencies to address OUD among people involved in the justice system by expanding access to evidence-based medications.
Posted 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 8/19/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Addiction Policy Forum, in partnership with Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) and the National Judicial Task Force to Examine State Courts’ Response to Mental Illness, have released a new online course to help educate judges and court staff on the FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorder and their effectiveness for people involved with the criminal justice system.
The course is self-paced and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The course aims to prepare participants with the knowledge and information about what substance use disorder treatment involves, the differences between the types of medications used to treat opioid use disorder, and how those medications work.
Posted 4/20/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-funded Opioid Response Network (ORN) initiative has launched the Stand Against Stigma (SAS) Challenge. This is an opportunity for those in the healthcare industry to address and dispel stigma related to individuals with substance use disorders through easy, daily activity.