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Sep 25, 2024
CDC data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths this year
CDC data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths this year.
May 13, 2024
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, 2024
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...
Apr 20, 2023
New Guidance from HHS Encourages States to Apply for Medicaid Reentry Waivers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) within HHS this week released new guidance that allows states to utilize Medicaid...
Nov 15, 2022
Reentry Course for State and Local Leaders
Reentry Best Practices for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders This course was developed by Addiction Policy Forum, The Council of...
Nov 7, 2022
Six Key Steps to Transform Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Six Key Steps to Transform Opioid Use Disorder Treatment from the ONDCP
Oct 4, 2022
Evidence-Based Interventions to Address the Opioid Epidemic
24 Strategies for State, County and City Implementation Addiction Policy Forum’s report, Evidence-Based Interventions to Address the...
Aug 24, 2022
NIH Study: Marijuana and Hallucinogen Use at an “All-time High” Among Young Adults
This week, the National Institutes on Health (NIH) shared data from this year’s Monitoring the Future study, which found that in 2021,...
Jul 5, 2022
Stigma Course for State and Local Leaders
Addressing the Stigma around Substance Use Disorders Substance use disorders (SUD) are some of the most stigmatized health conditions...
Jun 7, 2022
Stigma Course for County Executives
Addressing the Stigma around Substance Use Disorders Substance use disorders (SUD) are some of the most stigmatized health conditions...
Jun 1, 2022
New Overdose Data: 107,622 Overdose Deaths in 2021
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released provisional data showing there were 107,622 overdose deaths in 2021,...
May 3, 2022
Medications for Addiction Treatment: A Course for County Executives
Understanding Overdose Risk and Medication Efficacy County executives play a critical role in reducing overdose deaths and promoting...
Apr 8, 2022
Recovery Capital
Recovery capital helps us better understand the process of recovering from a substance use disorder, and measures the total resources...
Apr 1, 2022
MAT Course for State and Local Leaders
Understanding Overdose Risk and Medication Efficacy State and local leaders play a critical role in reducing overdose deaths and...
Jan 12, 2022
Addiction Treatment 101
Course Description: Addiction Treatment 101 provides an introduction to substance use disorder treatment, including the different types...
Dec 6, 2021
Toolkit: Helping Children Impacted by Parental Substance Use Disorder
A Resource for Adults Helping Children Affected by Parental Substance Use Disorder Introduction In the U.S., over 8 million children have...
Nov 17, 2020
Ask the Expert: Is MAT just moving from one drug to another?
A: Dr. James Berry Is MAT just moving from one drug to another? This is a common question that I’m asked by a variety of people ranging...
Sep 11, 2020
Chronic Disease Management for SUD
Healthcare providers often categorized conditions as either chronic or acute. So what’s the difference?
Sep 2, 2020
Addiction and the Brain
by Jessica Hulsey Addiction and the Brain According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), addiction is a medical disorder that...
Feb 13, 2019
Video Explainer: Reentry Risks for Justice-Involved Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
There are many opportunities to respond to opioid addiction in the criminal justice system, with medications for opioid use disorder...
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