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Posted 5/17/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, combined with counseling, to treat substance use disorders. Research has proven the effectiveness of MAT and addiction treatment experts endorse it, but a variety of barriers have prevented the widespread use of MAT. These include a lack of financing for medication, insufficient organizational infrastructure to deliver medication, state and county funding and regulatory obstacles, physician training and certification, staff and client resistance, and community attitudes.
Posted 7/7/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
This Technical Briefing provides a description of Peer-to-Peer Distribution of Naloxone (P2PN). This is based on six case studies of pioneers of P2PN; three from the UK and three international examples that inform the guidance in this Technical Briefing. This document will inform and be extended following a pilot of P2PN in four sites in England in 2019. These will be supported by small grants from EuroNPUD. The learning from this pilot will help test the model and peer education approach promoted in this briefing.
Posted 10/21/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
Created in 2007 by the outreach nursing team from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Bevel Up is designed to give students and instructors in the healthcare field access to the knowledge and experience of pioneering practitioners.
Posted 10/13/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
This e-book was designed to empower patients with opioid use disorder who will be having surgery.
Posted 9/1/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
As part of its ongoing effort to utilize the latest technology to make it easier for stakeholders to find information about prescription drug monitoring program
(PDMP) operations and laws, the PDMP Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) recently announced several new features on the TTAC website.
Posted 1/24/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that works to promote the health and dignity of individuals and communities who are impacted by drug use.
Posted 1/24/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Get Naloxone Now is an online resource to train people to respond effectively to an opioid overdose emergency.
Posted 1/24/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This website provides educational resources to help prevent the misuse of prescription medications and is provided through a partnership between The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and the Cardinal Health Foundation.
Posted 1/22/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
Employee Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion's Mental Health Toolkit: Resources for Fostering a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Posted 1/16/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
There are many different definitions and concepts associated with services integration.