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Posted 10/7/2019 (updated 3/25/2024)
Adopting a Shared Framework for Community Collaboration Webinar and Resources
Posted 2/10/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
ONDCP released a new tool to assist rural community leaders in building an effective local response to the crisis of addiction, the Rural Community Action Guide: Building Stronger, Healthy Drug-Free Rural Communities. The Guide also has a companion supplement, a listing of promising practices, included.
Posted 5/12/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
A Tool for Improving The Recruitment and Retention of Critical Access Hospital and Community Health Center Physicians
Posted 5/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale is an 11-item scale designed to be administered by a clinician.
Posted 5/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The CIWA-Ar assessment for monitoring withdrawal symptoms requires approximately 5 minutes to administer. The maximum score is 67. Patients scoring less than 10 do not usually need additional medication for withdrawal.
Posted 7/28/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Brandeis University’s Institute for Behavioral Health Opioid Policy Research Collaborative launched the Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector (BORC) website, a comprehensive online resource for communities and local leaders addressing the opioid crisis.
Posted 10/12/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
The Matrix Model is a framework for engaging stimulant(s) users in treatment and helping them achieve abstinence.
Posted 10/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) developed this National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder to provide information on evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder.
Posted 10/29/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Triumph over the opioid epidemic requires ALL traditional and non-traditional partners to come to the table. Join us to explore strategies for increasing the reach and sustainability of rural community coalitions by ensuring the right partners are at your table and can contribute to solving this crisis rather than be consumed by it.
Posted 12/9/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Detoxification is the process of taking a person off an opioid on which he or she is physically dependent. The detoxification process can be fast or slow. This article describes the advantages and disadvantages of medically supervised withdrawal programs.