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 outreach. 

This is an academic paper that describes and provides access to an online tool that assists stakeholders in estimating the costs associated with implementing and sustaining a medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) program in jails and prisons. 

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-public health interventions are highlighted within this document. 

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 program faced are discussed in detail. 

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 treatment was concentrated in those with private insurance or use self-pay.

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 is a free training tailored to first responders that educates participants on harm reduction and treatment and how first responders can play a vital role in delivering these services to their community. 

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 and families in rural regions of Vermont.

It is reported within this document that integration and coordination of services that promote maternal recovery and ability to parent are key requirements for the treatment of OUD during pregnancy

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. 

The Center for Health and Justice at the Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) is an organization that works at the intersection of criminal justice and behavioral health policy with a special emphasis on diversion, reentry, and promoting evidence-based strategies. 

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 ways to connect clinicians with patients, expand access to treatment, and increase inclusivity of special populations. Examples of programs that have been implemented in the state of Maine are provided.