This 4 page issue brief addresses the need for effective substance use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting women and describes 3 programs developed to serve this population:
Thriving Together
Source: Well Being Trust, Community Initiatives, & ReThink Health
This resource was developed by leaders from over 100 organizations and provides a discussion and list of actions that communities, organizations, businesses, governments, and funders can take to achieve the expectation of: all people and places thriving – no exceptions.
Pain in the Nation
Source: Trust for America's Health & Well Being Trust
This issue brief discusses the current public health crises of drug overdoses, alcohol use, and suicides in the U.S.
Healing the Nation: Advancing Mental Health and Addiction Policy
Source: Well Being Trust
This framework by the Well Being Trust sets up parameters for achieving excellence in mental health and well-being.
Opioid Settlement Tracker
Source: Christine Minhee & Open Society Foundations
The Opioid Settlement Tracker is an 18 month watchdog project by Christine Minhee that tracks opioid-related litigation and provides information about lawsuits, settlements, and issues surrounding opioid related litigation. The stated goal of the project is to track and determine if opioid settlement funds will be used in ways that benefit public health and address drug use.
Summaries of Research on Addiction Treatment and Recovery
Everyday, researchers publish the results of their important work surrounding many of the issues around addiction, addiction treatment, and recovery. Unfortunately, much of this research is published in proprietary journals that may be difficult for students, policymakers, patients and caregivers to access. The Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, regularly reviews this literature and publishes easy-to-read summaries of key research. This featured collection provides a link to the Recovery Research Institute’s webpage that hosts these summaries as well as links to several studies that may be of particular interest to CLOUD visitors.
Summaries of Addiction Treatment and Recovery Research
Source: Recovery Research Institute
This webpage from the Recovery Research Institute provides summaries of proprietary peer-reviewed research studies on issues related to addiction treatment and recovery from substance use disorders.
Automated Contingency Management Using Smartphones May Reduce Barriers and Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Source: Recovery Research Institute
This webpage provides a summary of a pilot study that examined whether use of an automated contingency management program improved treatment outcomes for people receiving outpatient treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD).
A State Policy Option to Expanding Methadone: Utilize Federally Qualified Health Centers
Source: Recovery Research Institute
In 2019, the state of Ohio passed legislation that allowed for alternative treatment settings for methadone delivery, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), prisons, jails and county health departments. The Recovery Research Institute prepared this plain language summary of a peer-reviewed study that looked at the effect implementation of the Ohio policy would have on expanding access to treatment.
The Societal Burden of the Opioid Crisis Estimated at Trillion in 2017
Source: Recovery Research Institute
This plain language summary breaks down a peer-reviewed study that estimated the societal burden of the opioid crisis at $1 trillion.