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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 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 4/3/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This RSV Breakout Session was held in the Judiciary Square Room on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 4:15 PM
Posted 4/3/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This RSV Breakout Session was held in the Supreme Court Room on Wednesday, March 5, 2020, at 2:30 PM
Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
Rural communities are finding innovative ways to combat dual crises: an affordable-housing shortage and the overdose and substance misuse epidemic. This presentation highlighted (1) federally subsidized housing regulations related to affordable housing for residents with a history of SUD and (2) cross-sector approaches to providing housing and support services to residents in recovery.
Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This session covered multiple aspects of establishing and operating recovery housing in rural America, from planning to funding and through staff hiring, development of policies and procedures, and building program support. Dr. Fletcher and co-presenters will discuss outcomes, the impact on families and individuals, and working with communities to address NIMBY and other concerns.
Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This presentation provided an overview of the (1) current U.S. prevalence of opioid abuse and OUD and their societal consequences, (2) impacts of the opioid epidemic on rural geographic areas and populations, (3) recent emergence of synthetic opioids (e.g., fentanyl) and xylazine in the U.S. drug supply, and (4) most empirically supported treatment for patients with OUD.
Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This session discussed the barriers typically encountered and workarounds such as money, staff, and location. We encouraged participants to bring successes, near successes, and non-successes in expanding access over the last 3 years.
Posted 6/7/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
This session highlighted the ways in which data from RCORP consortia are used, how service capacity and access have changed, and whether there is evidence that the health status of rural residents is improving. Additional data on telehealth utility, COVID-19 vaccination efforts, and drivers of MAT retention were highlighted. (Repeated from Day 1 Session 4A on Tuesday, April 5th).
Posted 6/6/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
There are many pathways of recovery from substance use disorder, and all are cause for celebration. This panel featured diverse faces and voices representing a variety of recovery experience including elements of medications for opioid use disorder, alcohol-free recreation, harm reduction mutual aid, outdoor hobbies, yoga and meditation, recovery-supportive housing, collegiate recovery, 12-step mutual aid, and more.