These educational resources offer specific guidance for delivering addiction medicine treatment within the context of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Navigating Treatment and Addiction: A Guide for Families
Source: Addiction Policy Forum
This educational resource provides families that are navigating addiction and treatment of substance use disorders with information regarding treatment options, communication strategies, and self-care tips.
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Connections App
Source: Addiction Policy Forum and CHESS Health
This free smartphone app is designed to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.
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Connections App: Full Explainer
Source: Addiction Policy Forum & CHESS Health
This video gives a thorough introduction to the Connections App, a free smartphone app designed to support individuals in recovery from substance use disorder.
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State Policy Center for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Access
Source: National Academy for State Health Policy
The State Policy Center for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Access website, created by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), collects work NASHP has done to help states create “no-wrong-door” approaches to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment including tools and resources for policymaker use.
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Expanding Access to Community-based Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Source: Ucare Health Plan and the Hennepin County Health and Human Services Department
This case study looks at an innovative strategy to provide community based substance use disorder services for individuals dually insured by Medicare and Medicaid in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update
Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine
The 2020 update of clinical practice guidelines for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) from the American Society of Addiction Medicine is intended for clinicians who assess patients for OUD and prescribe medications, other health care providers, medical educators, and clinical care managers.
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Executive Summary: The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update
Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine
This executive summary of the ASAM 2020 update of clinical practice guidelines for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) is intended for clinicians who assess patients for OUD and prescribe medications, other health care providers, medical educators, and clinical care managers.
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Supporting People with Addiction Experiencing Homelessness
Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine
This document serves as a guide for providing addiction treatment services for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Treatment Courts and COVID-19: What to Consider During a Pandemic
Source: National Association of Drug Court Professionals, National Center for State Courts, State Justice Insitute
This 10-page document is a guide for operations of treatment courts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource provides guidance for treatment court staff on the following topics: