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Posted 10/23/2023 (updated 5/24/2024)
Using data from 77 harm reduction programs in 25 US states, researchers found that 12-15% of powder methamphetamine and powder cocaine also contained fentanyl although the prevalence varied geographically. Prevalence of fentanyl in crystal methamphetamine and crack cocaine was lower. Heroin and xylazine were also found in unregulated stimulants. Xylazine reduced the ability to detect fentanyl.
Posted 5/17/2024
This article discusses strategies to recruit primary care providers who will implement a medication for opioid use disorder integrated care model. The Pennsylvania Project, Project RAMP, was guided by a framework highlighting design, recruitment, pre-implementation, and implementation processes. The study covers the implementation sites that were recruited, the planning and implementation activities, and evaluation of the processes.
Posted 5/17/2024
The resource LEVELING UP: A Guide for Optimizing the Impact of Your RCORP Consortium to Support Rural Recovery was developed by RCORP-TA and is designed to support RCORP project directors and teams in effectively structuring, leading, and managing consortia throughout the award period and beyond.
Posted 5/25/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
This webinar will introduce grantees to the RCORP evaluation portal and review how various data and charts can inform sustainability strategies.
Learning objectives:
Learn how to access and utilize the RCORP evaluation portal
Understand what data in the portal can inform sustainability strategies
Posted 5/12/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
64,000 people died from an overdose in the U.S. in 2016. Fentanyl-related deaths are up 540% in the last 3 years. In 2016 72% of the 1,374 fatal overdoses in NYC involved heroin and/or fentanyl
Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Care Coordination: Navigating Individuals With OUD Through a Treatment and Recovery Continuum
Presenters from the Western Region will describe two innovative care coordination strategies and models from the RCORP/Rural Health Opioid Program grantee perspective.
Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
The NARR Advocacy Committee has put together this tool kit of resources to help you engage with federal, state and local decision makers about issues that are important to you and your residents. Additional resources will be added over time as issues emerge and new resources are developed.
Posted 2/3/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
The opioid epidemic is the result of a complex system of varied and interrelated factors. This webinar introduced a systems thinking approach and tools to address such complex public health challenges. The Georgia Health Policy Center’s Opioid Systems Map was presented as a case study for the creation and application of systems mapping in local communities. The webinar fostered a holistic view of the opioid epidemic and described opportunities to further develop systems thinking capacity for application to grantees’ local opioid response.
Posted 1/27/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
The current study examined the accuracy of sensory discernment strategies by measuring study participants’ descriptions of the last opioid injected and checked with a fentanyl test strip (FTS) by that test's positive/negative result. The primary objective was to determine associations between FTS results and descriptions of the illi it opioid's physical appearance and physiological effects.