This toolkit assists practitioners with incorporating medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) into treatment court settings. NADCP’s drug court best practice standards already require treatment courts to provide MOUD when it is medically indicated and prohibits require participants to discontinue medications as a condition of entry or graduation. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Medication Assisted Treatment
Medication assisted treatment
Methandone
Buprenorphine
Naltrexone
Vivitrol
Opioid treatment program (OTP)
Office based opioid treatment (OBOT)
Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waiver
Addiction Treatment Networks Cannot Withstand Acute Crises: Lessons from the 2021 Winter Storm Uri in Texas
This commentary piece describes the effect the 2021 winter storm Uri had on the addiction treatment network in Austin, Texas and the significant challenges patients faced in maintaining access to medications to treat opioid use disorder. Continue reading
Adapting Your Practice: Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
This report focuses on helping providers adapt their practice to care for people experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness with a diagnosis of opioid use disorder. Continue reading
California Bridge Resources
The California Bridge Resources page is a searchable database of California Bridge’s evidence-based materials including clinical guides, protocols, toolkits, sample patient materials, and FAQs. All resources in the California Bridge database have been developed by interdisciplinary teams based on published evidence and expert opinion. Continue reading
A State Policy Option to Expanding Methadone: Utilize Federally Qualified Health Centers
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. Continue reading
The American Opioid Epidemic in Special Populations: Five Examples
This discussion paper from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic looks at how the opioid epidemic in America affects 5 special populations: justice-involved individuals, people living in rural communities, veterans, adolescents and young adults, and people who inject drugs. Continue reading
Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults with Opioid Use Disorder: A Rapid Evidence Review
This systematic review evaluates the evidence for strategies to retain adults in medication assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder. Continue reading
The Benefits and Implementation Challenges of the First State-wide Comprehensive Medication for Addictions Program in a Unified Jail and Prison Setting
This report provides a summary of a qualitative research study on inmate attitudes toward a medication assisted treatment (MAT) program for substance use disorder in the Rhode Island corrections system. Rhode Island implemented a MAT program in its correctional facilities statewide. Continue reading
ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update
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. Continue reading
Executive Summary: The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder – 2020 Focused Update
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. Continue reading