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"This July 2019 webinar examines syringe services programs (SSPs), which are an important community-based prevention program that can save lives, combat the nation’s opioid crisis, reduce the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C, and support individuals in accessing treatment services for substance use disorder/opioid use disorder. Speakers include leaders from the U.S. Department of Health […]

A new article, titled Syringe services programs: An examination of legal, policy, and funding barriers in the midst of the evolving opioid crisis in the U.S., is available from the Journal of Drug Policy. This article, on Syringe Services Programs (SSPs), delves into the legal, policy and funding barriers.   Download this article here.   Please […]

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people ages 10 to 34 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, a study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology says depression rates among children ages 14 to 17 increased by more than 60% between 2009 and 2017. The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation […]

SAMHSA released a new publication: Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings. This guide focuses on using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in jails and prisons and during the reentry process when justice -involved persons return to the community. It provides an overview of policies and evidence-based practices that reduce […]

SAMHSA and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new joint informational bulletin, Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools. This guidance includes examples of approaches for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) related treatment services in schools, and describes some of the […]

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The Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) has created a virtual step-by-step Naltrexone User Guide. As described on the PCSS website, this guide will "assist you in your practice in treating opioid use disorder (OUD)" and it offers "detailed, step-by-step instructions, from obtaining patient history to following up once a naltrexone dose has been successfully administered". You can download […]

U.S. drug-related overdose deaths rose to 70,237 in 2017, a 6.9 percent increase from 2016. 67.8 percent of which involved opioids and synthetic opioids were involved in 59.8 % of those deaths.   Read more in the latest MMWR: Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths -- United States, 2013-2017, Vol. 67, December 21, 2018.