This is a report from the National Academy of Medicine that highlights nine key barriers that prevent access to evidence-based care, including stigma; inadequate clinical training; a dearth of addiction specialists; lack of integration of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) provision in practice; regulatory, statutory, and data sharing restrictions; and financial barriers. Recommendations on how to overcome these barriers that address different stakeholder groups are discussed.  

This report acts as a resource guide for service providers on improving outcomes for American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals who were previously incarcerated and are returning to their communities. The guide outlines suggestions such as culturally responsive programs and resources offering stable housing and substance use needs. 

This is a report from the Indian Health Service that provides guidance to providers and facilities on how to implement a program to prescribe medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) via telehealth (Tele-MAT), with a special emphasis on Native American populations. 

This issue brief, a product of several collaborating organizations including IDSA, HIVMA and PIDS, identifies policy issues and provides comprehensive recommendations for addressing infectious diseases related to opioid use disorder. 

This academic paper assesses the readiness of churches in the Appalachian Highlands to address addiction by developing the Church Addiction Response Scale. This scale is a 41 item survey which addresses views about addiction, views about interacting with people who are addicted to substances, and views about the church's role in addressing addiction. The results suggest that equipping a church-based workforce to provide support for people living with addiction seems attainable. 

The Institute for Research, Education, & Training in Addictions (IRETA) is a public health organization that provides free trainings, webinars, case studies of interventions, and prescriber education to help people respond to substance use and related problems. 

This report provides summary guidance and recommendations from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for prevention and control of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) for persons who use drugs illicitly. It also summarizes existing evidence of effectiveness for practices to support delivery of integrated prevention services.

This report documents the experiences of five programs that integrate employment services into treatment and recovery programs for people with substance use disorder (SUD). It offers recommendations for how to implement employment programs aimed at sustaining recovery from SUD and improving participants' economic well-being.

This is an issue brief from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts that gives an overview of the epidemiology of opioid use disorder among pregnant individuals in jails and prisons, the barriers they face, and an example of a program model that has addressed these barriers and provided evidence-based treatment in this setting. Recommendations are made to replicate this program. 

This is an academic paper discussing The Opioid Initiative, launched in Oregon in 2015, which focuses on integrating efforts to improve patient care and safety, and population health, by increasing access to nonopioid pain treatment, supporting medications for opioid use disorder and naloxone access for people taking opioids, decreasing opioid prescribing, and using data to inform policies and interventions. This state initiative has shown promising results. 

This is a report from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) that discusses the role that integrating substance use disorder treatment into primary care can play in mitigating the addiction crisis. Some of the topics discussed include Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and integrating medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) into primary care. Considerations for state policies as well as payment and deliver reform are provided. 

This is an academic paper that discusses the role of telehealth in expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder in rural areas. The need for integrating telemedicine into primary care in rural areas is highlighted as well as how the coronavirus pandemic has loosened restrictions to providing these services.