Substance Use Disorders "SUD"
Articles/Webinars/Papers/ReportsAdvancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) Principles in Recovery emphasizes the principles: DEIA; behavioral health equity; culturally and linguistically appropriate services; trauma-informed and resilience-centered care; and person- and family-centered care. It also provides recommended resources and examples of best practice recovery programs and services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2024
National Information on Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Treatment Facilities, This annual report presents findings on the key operational characteristics of substance use and mental health treatment facilities, use of pharmacotherapies, language assistance services, and suicide prevention assistance services, SAMHSA, 2024 Behavioral Health Transformation Presentation, Topics include: Introduction to Behavioral Health Transformation; Current Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services County Funding, Integrating SUD in BHSA and Assertive Field-Based Initiation for SUD Treatment Services, CA Department of Health Care Services, 2024 Local Government Guidance for Tackling the Opioid and Fentanyl Crisis, CA OAG 2024 Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Distribution Program in San Diego County - The number of unintentional deaths caused by drugs (prescription and illicit) and/or alcohol among persons aged 12 - 17 in San Diego County decreased 87% between 2021 and 2023. There was a 35% decrease for those aged 18 - 25 in San Diego County. Naloxone Vending Machine Dispenser, San Diego County, See Page 26, 2023 Facts Fight Fentanyl, an organization funded by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) - Their mission is to protect Californians from the fentanyl crisis by addressing the stigma surrounding drug use and promoting awareness, prevention, and emergency preparedness. Click here for a video on how to respond to someone experiencing an overdose. 2024 Free CalRx-Branded Naloxone Nasal Spray and Free Fentanyl Test Strips - Eligible organizations, including first responders, community groups, schools, hospitals, and local governments, can now apply to receive this medication for free through the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP). 2024 Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states, The epicenter of the crisis has shifted toward the Pacific Coast, Stateline.org, 2024 Attorney General Bonta Announces Multi-State Opioid Settlement Agreement with Kroger, CA State Association of Counties, 2024 Harm Reduction Vending Machines Educational Brief, The National Council, 2023 Impacts of Substance Use on BIPOC Families, National Council CoE Recorded Webinar, 2023 New Survey Finds Knowledge Gaps Between California Youth and Parents on The Dangers of Illicit Fentanyl, DHCS News Release, 2023 Naloxone Use, Funding Sources, and Best Practices, DHCS Draft BHIN, 2023 Governor’s “Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis”, 2023 Xylazine: A Drug that Naloxone Can’t Combat, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 2023 Education on fentanyl, other drugs often optional in California schools, if offered at all. // EdSource, 2023 Overdose Prevention & Response for community corrections, Course Series (free), National Council for Mental Wellbeing, 2023 Overdose Prevention Initiative, CA Department of Public Health Nat'l Practice Guideline: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (ASAM) Recommendations: Care of Homeless Patients with OUD Drug and Alcohol Screening Tools (SAMHSA) Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (SAMHSA) When It’s Time To Come Down, Weaning Opioids With Compassion, Providers Clinical Support System, 2022 Stanford-Lancet report calls for sweeping reforms to mitigate opioid crisis, Stanford Medicine, 2022 The Overdose Crisis in California: 2017-2021, DHCS, HMA and CA Health Policy Strategies, 2022 AB 2265 (2020) Authorizes the services for adults, older adults, and children, as well as innovative programs and prevention and early intervention programs that are provided by counties as part of the MHSA to include substance use disorder treatment for children, adults, and older adults with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders who are eligible to receive mental health services pursuant to those programs. CA Assoc. of Alcohol & Drug Program Executives (CAADPE) Policy Papers
AB 638 (2021) Revises the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) by authorizing the use of Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) funds for prevention and early intervention strategies that address mental health needs, substance misuse or substance use disorders (SUDs), or needs relating to cooccurring mental health substance use. Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services, American Society of Addiction Medicine+, 2021 Sobering Centers Explained, CA Health Care Foundation, 2021 Best Practices in Managing Patients with Kratom Addiction, Recording - Providers Clinical Support System, November 2020 Fatal Opioid Overdose, HIV, and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Vulnerability Assessment, CA Department of Public Health, November 2020 Integrating SUD Services - Sustaining Progress in Challenging Times, National Council for Behavioral Health, October 2020 Blueprint for Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Action Coalition, 2020 Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits Analysis, SAMHSA, 2021 Sobering Centers Offer Clients Pathway to Stable Lives, CA Health Care Foundation, September 2021 In Their Own Words: How Fragmented Care Harms People with Both Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder, CA Health Care Foundation, August 2021 Addiction & Mental Health As The Nation Moves Toward Recovery from COVID-19, The Kennedy Forum Recording The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use, Kaiser Family Foundation, 2023 CA Youth Peer Mentor Program 2021 Annual Report Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) coverage for services and drugs is now required through state Medicaid programs, October 2020 Community Care in Reach: Mobilizing Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Services for Vulnerable Populations, Frontiers in Public Health Federal Court Ruling: Jails must give inmates addiction treatment, NPR May 2019 Attorney General Becerra Urges Insurance Providers to Improve Access to Care for Individuals to help Combat the Opioid Epidemic CA Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Project, CA Dept of Health Care Services Effectiveness of Vermont's... Opioid Addiction Treatment, Vermont Dept of Health Drug Medical Organized Delivery System, CA BH Planning Council Optimal Utilization of psychosocial supports in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder disorder, US Dept of Health & Human Services, July 2019 The MH and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults... Institute of Medicine (2012) 1.5 Million Adults Have Serious Mental Illness & Misused Opioids: SAMHSA (1-25-17) 1.5 Million Adults Have Serious Mental Illness & Misused Opioids: SAMHSA (1-25-17) Temporal Patterns of ER Visits Related to Underage Drinking: SAMHSA (1-20-17) TAU study links cannabis use in adolescence to schizophrenia, Tel Aviv University, August, 2017 Facing Addiction in America, Surgeon General's Report, Surgeon General, 2016 Temporal Patterns of ER Visits Related to Underage Drinking: SAMHSA (1-20-17) Facing Addiction in America, Surgeon General's Report, Surgeon General, 2016 Aging and Addicted: The Opioid Epidemic Affects Older Adults, CA Healthline, 12-16 CA Expands Substance Abuse Treatment For Low-Income Residents, NPR 12-15 The MH and Substance Use Workforce for Older Adults. Institute of Medicine (2012) |
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CA Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Waiver (8-14-15) "The waiver gives the state flexibility to establish a continuum of care to help ensure that services and treatment are delivered in the right place at the right time in the right setting for the individual's needs... “Medi-Cal Moves Addiction Treatment into the Mainstream: Early Lessons from the DMC-ODS Pilots.” 2018, CA Health Care Foundation / “How Medi-Cal Expanded Substance Use Treatment and Access to Care” is a follow up to the 2018 paper and includes perspectives from additional counties representing various population sizes and geographic areas throughout the state. 2020, CA Health Care Foundation Contingency Management Evidence-based clinical protocols that deliver earned incentives to patients who achieve target treatment outcomes such as not using stimulants. Earning incentives such as a small gift card can help trigger the brain’s reward system in the absence of stimulant use. Earning incentives can help support and reinforce recovery. California is the first state in the nation to offer contingency management as a Medicaid benefit. Fact Sheet Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) means utilizing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole-patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Medications commonly used include methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone, which reduce or prevent cravings and withdrawal symptoms, and reduce the risk of overdose. MAT is primarily used for the treatment of addiction to opioids (heroin and prescription pain relievers that contain opiates). Additionally, acamprosate may be used to reduce cravings for individuals with alcohol use disorder, and disulfiram deters drinking because combining it with alcohol causes physical illness. Naltrexone is also used for alcohol use disorder since it blocks the euphoric effects and feelings of intoxication.
SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) is an integrated, comprehensive, evidence-based approach to identify, reduce and prevent risky or unhealthy substance use and can be utilized in a variety of different settings. SBIRT & SBIRT for Youth, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, 2021 |