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Opioid Use in the Context of Polysubstance Use: Research Opportunities for Prevention, Treatment, and Sustained Recovery - Executive Summary

A summary of a workshop from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-Term) Initiative, discussing opioid use in the context of polysubstance use.

Polysubstance Use Disorders in Four State Medicaid Programs

This brief examines the prevalence of diagnoses of polysubstance use disorders, describes the characteristics of Medicaid enrollees with polysubstance use disorders, and compares the mental health and medical comorbidities based on the number of unique substance use disorders.

Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report

This research report provides information on the state of the science in the comorbidity of substance use disorders with mental illness and physical health conditions.

Drug Safety Communications - FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder and pain

This is an FDA warning that dental problems have been reported with medicines containing buprenorphine that are dissolved in the mouth. Despite these risks, buprenorphine is an important treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain, and the benefits of these medicines clearly outweigh the risks.

Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Second Edition

A Practice Guideline which includes treatment recommendations for patients with substance use disorders, as well as background information and a review of available evidence.

Workforce Implications of Behavioral Health Care Models: Final Report

Describes three promising behavioral health models to improve care and access for mental health and substance use disorders, including psychiatric mental health nurses, mobile technology, and using crisis services

What Can Primary Care Services Do to Help First Nations People with Unhealthy Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review: Australia, New Zealand, USA and Canada

Reviews 28 studies about alcohol treatments delivered in primary care settings, finding that trials of naltrexone and disulfiram had positive results, but that more studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of the full scope of alcohol treatment

Virtual Implementation Facilitation: Strategies for Successful Application

Sponsored by AcadmeyHealth, this workshop on virtual implementation facilitation reviews strategies for successful application

Using Telehealth to Expand Access to Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Describes the landscape of telehealth services and provides considerations for healthcare systems, practices, and providers using telehealth services on offering virtual care during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Using a Health Information Technology Survey to Explore the Availability of Addiction Treatment Data in the Electronic Health Records: A National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network Study

Discusses a health information technology survey conducted to analyze information as it related to research based on electronic health records (EHR) for substance use disorders, finding heterogeneity within existing EHRs and common use of paper records

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