This is a statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project that gives the epidemiology of endocarditis associated with opioid use disorder (OUD) from 2005-2016. During this time period, inpatient stays for endocarditis related to OUD have doubled. 

This is a presentation from a webinar on hospital-based buprenorphine initiatives from the Maryland Hospital Association. Specific hospital experiences implementing these initiatives and preliminary outcome data are highlighted. 

This is an academic paper that provides commentary on understanding how state telehealth laws intersect with the opioid overdose epidemic. The article conducts a legal mapping study, which is a type of legal epidemiological assessment of statutes and regulations that intersect at telemedicine …

This report describes the results of a survey which examined the incidence and impact of stigma in regard to individuals with opioid use disorder and their chances of recovery. The results emphasize how stigma continues to be a barrier to treatment and highlights which populations recorded the…

This is a presentation and webinar by Oregon SBIRT (author Winkle) that provides guidance on integrating harm reduction principles into screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) to improve this evidence-informed technique. The overall goal of this integration is to reduce…

This is an academic paper that examines the use of telemedicine for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment from 2010-2017. Although use has slightly increased, it has only increased in certain demographics whereas telemedicine for mental health has increased much more quickly. Key regulatory and…

This report is intended to help policymakers and other stakeholders assess health policy evaluation studies at the state level, including evaluations of policies that address the opioid crisis. It describes methods to identify policy evaluation studies that provide stronger evidence about…

This is a report from the National Academy of State Health Policy that reviews common data sources that can help state leaders address key issues, such as preventing substance use disorders and diversion of controlled substances, supporting harm reduction, increasing treatment capacity and…

This is an issue brief from the Pew Charitable Trusts targeting policymakers to maximize the chance of successful re-entry for people with substance use disorder leaving jails and prisons, with a focus on access to medications for opioid use disorder, health insurance coverage upon re-entry,…

This is an academic paper that examines how states are responding to the opioid crisis by using a survey of state health officials. As of 2015, prevalent state initiatives included educating the general public and specific stakeholders (e.g. pharmacists, physicians), cautious opioid prescribing…

This is an academic paper that provides commentary on the macro-environmental factors, such as pervasive stigma and the war on drugs, that have impeded effective responses to the opioid crisis. The ripple effect of criminalizing people who use drugs is explored. 

This is a report from the International Public Safety Association that provides: an overview of naloxone, fentanyl, and first responder contact overdoses; a discussion of naloxone administration methods – including policy and legal considerations for administration; and the impact of the opioid…

This is a report from the Product Stewardship Institute and New York Product Stewardship Council, designed for pharmacists and pharmacy managers as well as anyone else interested in safe drug disposal, that provides best practices and guidance on how to start a safe drug disposal program where…

This resource from Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) provides essential information about the opioid crisis, opioid use disorder (OUD), and neonatal abstinence syndrome. It includes relevant research, offers strategies for local and state governments and communities to respond…

This is a report targeted towards community health centers that focuses on preventing the spread of infectious diseases related to intravenous drug use, institutional challenges, integration of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment into primary care, and sharing information with the community.

This report is a literature review meant to address the gap in knowledge in terms of health inequities present in access to treatment for substance use disorder. The authors analyzed currently available sources on the topic and found that more attention to upstream factors of substance use…

This is an academic paper that describes an educational intervention done by pharmacy students targeting pharmacies that said they would not provide naloxone without a prescription, even though there was a standing order (i.e. naloxone is available without a prescription) in the state of Texas…

This paper outlines a study which aimed to identify the challenges to implementing peer recovery support services in the emergency department setting for individuals presenting with opioid use disorder. The authors selected relevant stakeholders with hospital related roles or expertise on peer…

This is an academic paper that provides a case study on how a community used teleconferencing among stakeholders to implement a peer program to support those who come to the emergency department after experiencing a nonfatal overdose. And in-depth analysis of a learning collaborative is provided…

This is an academic paper which describes the implications of a community-based non-profit's transition from in-person provision of low threshold medication assisted treatment (MAT) to a tele-health model. The organization also provided services such as harm reduction, counseling, and peer…