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Posted 5/26/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Posted 4/21/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
This News Brief defines psychostimulants; explains why psychostimulant use disorder is under-addressed, particularly in rural areas; reviews the reasons why people use psychostimulants and the harms they can cause; and addresses the impact of COVID-19 on psychostimulant use.
Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Recovery Housing, Medications for OUD (MOUD), and Emerging Issues
Presenters will explain recovery housing and MOUD in the context of issues emerging in rural America resulting from the pandemic and its impact on the rates of substance use disorder (SUD) and drug overdose. They will discuss the impact of the pandemic on the correctional system and state actions in response to COVID-19 as it affects those with SUD. They will also give an overview of how recovery housing can be developed, especially in rural areas.
Posted 3/6/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
HepVu released new interactive maps visualizing U.S. county-level Hepatitis C-related mortality, illustrating how factors such as age and geographic region affect health outcomes. Published in Hepatology, the data demonstrate that Hepatitis C-related mortality has been decreasing across the U.S. since 2013
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
This presentation discussed the evolution of North Carolina’s formerly siloed sectors: prevention, treatment, & recovery. The introduction of Recovery Community Center (RCC) funding helped to develop a network of community-based recovery support services. However, when one of NC’s strongest prevention coalitions received RCC funding, they took it to another level. Keeping strongly rooted in its prevention identity, they expanded their growth into authentic recovery support services and non-arrest diversion partnerships with local law enforcement and treatment providers. Implementation II grantee Wilson Substance Prevention Coalition illustrated some of its full continuum of care programming and how it has adapted to the pandemic’s challenges
Posted 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
Presenters explained the role of RH in the continuum of care in this exciting and interactive presentation on emerging topics related to integrating social and medical models of recovery. They focused on emerging issues in rural America resulting from the pandemic, its impact on the rates of substance use disorder (SUD), and use of RH. Presenters emphasized funding for the development of RH, the role of partnerships within the recovery ecosystem, and promising practices involving cross-sector collaboration in housing, corrections, treatment, and recovery supports.
Milena Stott, LICSW, SUDP, The Fletcher Group
Erica Walker, CSW, TCADC, The Fletcher Group
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Dr. Seale led a discussion on communicating OUD needs in your community, building MOUD practice capacity, and other considerations and lessons learned from his work with individuals in rural communities.
Posted 12/4/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
To focus national and local prevention efforts on eliminating HIV, CDC analyzed surveillance, pharmacy, and other data to determine the status of these strategies (diagnose, treat, and prevent HIV infections) at the national and state levels.
Posted 6/15/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Trends in HIV Prevention and Care Webinar took place on June 4, 2020. Click for the presentation and recording.
Posted 6/12/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Regional Health Administrators presented a webinar series highlighting resources, policies, and assistance for developing and expanding SSPs in diverse settings and in different communities across the country, the three webinars were held in 2019.