Email UpdatesDrug Use and Viral Infections (HIV, Hepatitis) DrugFacts
This NIDA fact sheet provides information on the relationship between drug use and viral infections.
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Guidance to Support High-Quality Care
This toolkit provides clinically relevant information to support high-quality delivery of outpatient OUD care via telehealth, while reducing barriers to starting and maintaining both medication and psychosocial treatments.
Linking People with Opioid Use Disorder to Medication Treatment
This technical package presents strategies that can help state, local, and tribal leaders and healthcare professionals link persons living with OUD to evidence-based care.
San Francisco Department of Public Health Low Barrier Buprenorphine Pilot Program
These are slides from a 2019 presentation on the results of a low barrier buprenorphine pilot program conducted by the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Fentanyl Testing to Prevent Overdose - Information for People Who Use Drugs and Healthcare Providers
This fact sheet provides healthcare providers and people who use drugs with an overview of fentanyl and fentanyl test strips to prevent overdose. Other harm reduction strategies are also provided.
Low Barrier Opioid Treatment Response Program - Project ECHO Learning Collaborative Press Packet
This is the press packet for Project ECHO, a joint 12-month Project ECHO on implementation of a low barrier treatment model for opioid use disorder. It describes the plan and background of the project, and the pieces that makle a low-barrier model unique.
Medication First Approach for the treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Medication First (or low-barrier maintenance pharmacotherapy) approach to the treatment of opioid use disorders.
Low Barrier Medication for Opioid Use Disorder at Community Health Centers and Primary Care Clinics: Recommendations for Implementation
This issue brief makes implementation recommendations for low-barrier medication for opioid use disorders.
Trauma-Informed Care for Opioid Use Disorder
The purpose of this document is to introduce the principles and practices of trauma-informed care (TIC) to substance use navigators. TIC is a helpful way to understand and connect with patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and can help improve the experiences and outcomes of care for both patients and the team members providing care to them.
Harm Reduction as a Trauma-Informed Approach to Substance Use - A Guide for Primary Care Providers
This guide provides information and strategies to primary care providers on harm reduction as a trauma informed approach to treating individuals with substance use disorder.