This is an academic article that gives an overview of opioid use disorder treatment models in the emergency department (ED). The ASSERT Model employs peer workers to directly link patients to services, the…

This report is published by the Center for Court Innovation and describes a reconstruction of current drug court practices through the lens of harm reduction and bridging the gap between these contrasting paradigms. The report suggests more effective ways for drug…

This is an article from EMS World, a journal tailored to emergency medical services, that summarizes the post-overdose response of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR), which includes utilizing both mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) as the bridge between EMS and long-term treatment and peer…

This is a report from the Georgia Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health that uses the Building Community Resilience (BCR) framework to connect the science behind the "Pair of ACEs" to real-world health care practice and public policy. Adverse childhood experiences and…

This is a peer-reviewed article that describes how to do a community needs assessment in the context of creating a “recovery-ready” community.

The Recovery Ready Ecosystem Model (RREM) and Recovery Ready Community Framework build upon the early work of the recovery-oriented systems of…

This is a report from the Police Executive Research Forum that documents a forum put together for public safety and public health experts to discuss a comprehensive response to the opioid crisis. Information on building successful partnerships is discussed and successful joint public safety-…

This report, from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, focuses on the effectiveness, demand, and access to buprenorphine as a treatment for opioid use disorder. It provides a good overview of buprenorphine as well as its availability. 

This academic paper describes the implementation of a novel telemedicine treatment program that provided buprenorphine to incarcerated individuals in detention centers located in rural Maryland. Results of this flexible and innovative program are promising. The challenges and successes that this…

This is an academic paper that examines the differences in the receipt of buprenorphine prescription by race/ethnicity. Study findings demonstrate that whites are more likely to receive buprenorphine treatment compared with blacks, highlighting the need for racial equity. Also, buprenorphine…

This is an academic paper that evaluates an intervention to buy back prescription opioids that were initially prescribed to patients in the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System after surgery. Nearly 30% of patients returned unused prescription opioids and the resulting feedback provided to…

This academic paper describes a study done to address the false belief among law enforcement that there is a risk of overdose from accidentally inhaling or touching fentanyl. The results showed that a brief training module can have a corrective effect on this false belief. 

This peer-reviewed article evaluates the PROSPER trial. PROSPER implemented school-based evidence-based prevention interventions for sixth graders in rural public school districts in Iowa and Pennsylvania. The findings showed that these strategies are effective in decreasing nonmedical…

This is a report from Quantum Units Education that provides clinical guidelines to comprehensively address opioid use disorder (OUD) in homeless populations, with a discussion on barriers to OUD treatment, successful interventions, and promising practices. 

This academic paper discusses how the authors managed the challenges of developing a comprehensive program for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy. In addition, the paper outlines an approach for facilitating the development of community-based programs to help these patients…

This is an academic paper that provides a framing for understanding addiction that can mitigate blame and stigma while also acknowledging the moral dimension of addictive behavior. 

These CDC guidelines provide recommendations for primary care clinicians who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

This guide provides information about stimulants in the context of the overdose crisis in the US, including what constitutes a stimulant overdose, appropriate responses to stimulant overdoses, how to prevent them, and how to treat addiction to stimulants and co-addiction to opioids. It also…

This paper investigates the challenges of addressing opioid use disorder in rural areas and gives five suggestions on how rural states and communities can use evidence based approaches to offer better solutions to individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder. These suggestions outline…

This is an academic paper which discusses a new model for integrating primary care into opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The clinical champions model emphasizes the role of primary care physicians and how through their prescription of OUD medication, outcomes for individuals with OUD can…

This is a report from the Vera Institute of Justice that serves as a resource for jurisdictions seeking to rethink how they respond to drug use. It describes a range of approaches that exist at the intersection of health and criminal justice, highlights several innovative programs, and provides …