Addressing Opioid Overdose Deaths: the Vision for the HEALing Communities Study

This is an academic article that gives an overview of the barriers to implementing evidence-based interventions to address the opioid crisis and how the HEALing Communities Study, a multi-year initiative, aims to overcome these barriers through cautious opioid prescribing, expanding medications for opioid use disorder, increasing access to naloxone, and leveraging community collaboration. 

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Full continuum of care
Prevention
Treatment
Recovery
Harm Reduction
Response Approach
Cautious Opioid Prescribing
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Overdose prevention
Peer-reviewed Article
Citation

Chandler, R.K., Villani, J., Clarke, T., McCance-Katz, E.F., Volkow, N.D. (2020). Addressing opioid overdose deaths: The vision for the HEALing communities study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,  217, 108329. 

State / region
Kentucky
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio