This is an academic paper that summarizes the cascade of care model for opioid use disorder (OUD) and applies it to Rhode Island. The touchpoints for this model include identifying those at risk for OUD, diagnosed with OUD, initiated in OUD treatment, retained in OUD treatment, and in recovery from OUD. This can be a helpful health policy tool to identify systems-level gaps and opportunities.
Yedinak, J.L., Goedel, W.C., Paull, K., Lebeau, R., Krieger, M.S., Thompson, C., et al. (2019) Defining a recovery-oriented cascade of care for opioid use disorder: A community-driven, statewide cross-sectional assessment. PLoS Med, 16(11), e1002963.