This guide provides information providers need to implement a medication assisted treatment (MAT) program for patients with opioid use disorder in their community.
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Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Quality Planning Tool
Source: New Hampshire Health and Human Services Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
A companion document to New Hampshire’s guidance on creating community-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) services for opioid use disorder, this quality planning tool guides staff through the steps necessary to develop and implement an MAT program.
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MAT-Capable Recovery Residences: How State Policymakers Can Enhance and Expand Capacity to Adequately Support Medication Assisted Recovery
Source: National Alliance for Recovery Residences
The National Alliance for Recovery Residences published this guide to supporting the use of medication assisted treatment (MAT) in recovery housing programs in 2019. Directed at state and local policy makers, the report describes the challenges of adding MAT to recovery residence programs and proposes strategies for expanding recovery housing overall and specifically housing programs that can support residents on MAT.
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State and Local Policy Levers for Increasing Treatment and Recovery Capacity to Address the Opioid Epidemic: Final Report
Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), US Department of Health and Human Services
This report provides financing strategies and workforce development strategies for state policy makers interested in expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder, particularly medication assisted treatment.
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Medication-Assisted Treatment in Drug Courts: Recommended Strategies
Source: Legal Action Center
This publication presents strategies for incorporating medication assisted treatment (MAT) into treatment courts.
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Evidence-based Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Comprehensive Pain Care: The Consortium Pain Task Force White Paper
Source: The Pain Task Force of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
A 2017 white paper from the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, section one of this report reviews the current status of medical pain management and the nature of the pain crisis in America.
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Oregon Pain Management Commission: Report to the Legislature
Source: Oregon Pain Management Commission
This 2017 report to the Oregon legislature reviews curricula used to teach health care providers about pain and pain management in Oregon and reviews the state efforts to address the opioid crisis and improve the treatment of pain in Oregon.
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2016 Tribal-State Opioid Summit: Final Report
Source: State of Minnesota
In 2016, state leaders in Minnesota convened a summit to discuss the impact of the opioid crisis in Indian Country. This report summarizes the conversations held at the summit and provides policy and budget recommendations for tribal nations and state government programs.
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All for One and One for All: Developing Coordinated State Opioid Strategies
Source: Milbank Memorial Fund
The opioid epidemic has spawned numerous state efforts to develop strategies that bring together law enforcement, public health, Medicaid, and other state agencies.