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Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
As state policymakers confront the substance use disorder (SUD) epidemic, they require a wide range of data – often found in disparate systems – to understand its impact and craft more effective treatment programs and interventions. This report explores best practices and sources for data gathering and describes how states can help communities access and use data to support local efforts.
Posted 3/1/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
o CAST (calculating for an adequate system tool) produces community-specific assessments of the capacity of the components of a community substance abuse care system. CAST generates recommendations by the application of social and community determinants of health as risk coefficients to each estimate of component need. CAST can assist public health practitioners in evaluation and improvement of the capacity of community-based, substance abuse care systems.
Posted 2/23/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
RCORP Planning 3 Reference Guide
Posted 11/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is hosting a webinar on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) New site application for eligible RCORP grantees. This webinar will be presented by the Bureau of Health Workforce. It will discuss new site application cycle requirements timeline and benefits.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
This program brief highlights the Alliance for Prevention and Wellness (APW) use of Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) data to target a broad range of substance use prevention and education activities to ZIP codes with the highest rate of overdoses. Source: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-Supported Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP).
Posted 3/19/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
To help local leaders respond to this epidemic, USDA has worked to build infrastructure for prevention, treatment and recovery, facilitate partnerships, and drive innovation in rural communities.
Posted 1/31/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is conducted annual and provides nationally representative data on the use of substances (tobacco, alcohol, and drugs), substance use disorders, those who received substance use treatment, and mental health issues and services. This survey is conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Posted 12/21/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow certified opioid treatment programs to begin prescribing the drug via audio-only or video-enabled telehealth. See additional information under Policy Updates below. The proposed changes come on top of recent findings by HHS of the positive impact of its revised Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder that removed two longstanding requirements for obtaining a waiver to treat up to 30 patients with buprenorphine: 1) the requirement for specific training, and 2) the need for otherwise eligible clinicians to certify their ability to provide or refer patients for counseling and other services. Rural primary care providers have obtained the DEA waiver at a lower rate than urban clinicians; decreased burden and greater flexibility in the guidelines, along with broader use of telehealth could help close that gap.