What is Addiction Video Explainer Available in 12 Languages
Addiction Policy Forum’s What is Addiction? video explainer is now available in 12 languages to help improve language access to...
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Sep 25
CDC data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths this year
CDC data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths this year.
Sep 19
Fentanyl Education Resources Available in 12 Languages
In a large-scale effort to make fentanyl and counterfeit pill education resources available to non-English speaking communities, The...
Sep 11
Emerging Challenges in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Q&A with Dr. Mark Gold
Check out an engaging webinar with Dr. Mark Gold, M.D., a renowned expert in addiction and psychiatry. Dr. Gold explores emerging...
Jun 7
Community-led Approaches to Increasing Naloxone Availability and Acceptability
As the opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across the United States, claiming thousands of lives each year, the HEALing...
Jun 7
Massachusetts Bridge Clinics Reduce Barriers to Starting Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Effective treatments for substance use disorder (SUD) can substantially improve patient outcomes. First-line medications like...
Jun 7
New Study Finds Benefits of Combining Mindfulness with Methadone Treatment
New research study finds that mindfulness training combined with methadone treatment produced improved outcomes.
May 27
Are you worried about someone's opioid use? Participate in a free program in Maryland for Help and Support
Are you worried about someone's opioid use? Participate in a free program in Maryland.
May 13
Study Shows Over 320,000 Children in the U.S. Lost a Parent to Drug Overdose
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry estimates that between 2011 and 2021, 321,566 children in the US lost a parent to a drug...
Apr 22
New Report Features 10 Best Practices for Jails and Prisons on Responding to Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid Use Disorder Best Practices for Corrections highlights 10 essential strategies that jails and prisons can use to address the...
Feb 26
New York’s Peer-led Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Programs Help Build Trusted Relationships, Save Lives
Peer distribution of naloxone and education on its use enhances partnerships between medical researchers, law enforcement, public health...
Jan 31
Hamilton County, OH Advances Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail
In Hamilton County, Ohio, 76% of the people who overdosed in 2021 had a history of incarceration at the Hamilton County Justice Center...
May 12, 2023
Investigación estudiar “Comer, Dormir, Consolar”
El enfoque “Comer, Dormir, Consolar” demostró ser más eficaz en el cuidado de recién nacidos/nacidas con síndrome de abstinencia de...
May 8, 2023
New study identifies a more effective way to care for newborns exposed to opioids
Findings from the Eating, Sleeping and Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal study show a new care approach that is more effective
Feb 9, 2022
Offering Buprenorphine Prior to Release from Jail May Reduce Recidivism
Individuals leaving incarceration with opioid use disorder (OUD) are at a high risk for overdose, recidivism, and adverse health...
Mar 3, 2020
New challenges in the opioid epidemic
New OUD research summarized for helps officials, practitioners, families, patients, and communities
Jul 25, 2019
Ask a Counselor: Yes, Mixing Substances is Dangerous and Potentially Lethal
It is important to understand how substances, including prescribed medications, can interact with each other and other substances.
May 30, 2019
Ask a Counselor: What is an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)?
In intensive outpatient programs (IOPs), patients can receive between nine-to-19 hours of treatment services per week.
Apr 11, 2019
Coordinating Care for Pregnant and Postpartum OUD Patients
It is more important than ever to focus upon the complex needs and challenges of pregnant women with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
Apr 4, 2019
Geographic Distribution of Opioid-Related Mortality in the Third-Wave Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a devastating public health crisis - over 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017 involved an opioid.
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