Policymakers and Payers

Examines how States and payers can use value-based payment to promote the integration of substance use disorder treatment in primary care

Provides policymakers, State and local officials, and other community stakeholders with key questions to consider before engaging in efforts to increase access to MAT for addiction in their communities

Highlights the different types of opioids and medication-assisted treatment.

Provides information about when healthcare professionals are legally allowed to disclose some health information related to OUD without a patient's permission.

Provides general information about using naloxone to prevent opioid overdose deaths.

Provides a list of data sources to assist agencies, nonprofit groups, organizations, community groups, and coalitions with collecting and assessing data on opioid use.

Provides information about the 2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act for pharmacists and prescribers of opioids, including legal obligations.

Provides strategies to build support for expanding the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and resources for securing buy-in.

Provides information about why primary care providers (PCPs) should adhere to prescribing guidelines for opioids. Includes statistics about prescribing practices, myths related to the use of opioids, and practices and actions PCPs should take.

Provides pharmacists with information about prescription opioid use in the United States, the role of pharmacists as part of the pain management team and in preventing opioid use disorder, and communication with patients.