Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

Resources

News
Nat'l Practice Guideline: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment(ASAM)​

Recommendations: Care of Homeless Patients with OUD

Drug and Alcohol Screening Tools (SAMHSA)
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​Treatments for Substance Use Disorders (SAMHSA)

​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... read more.

Reports

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)
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Temporal Patterns of ER Visits Related to Underage Drinking:  SAMHSA (1-20-17)

Facing Addiction in America, Surgeon General's Report, Surgeon General, 2016
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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
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)
Temporal Patterns of ER Visits Related to Underage Drinking:  SAMHSA (1-20-17)
Facing Addiction in America, Surgeon General's Report, Surgeon General, 2016
TAU study links cannabis use in adolescence to schizophrenia, Tel Aviv University, August, 2017
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

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