This is a presentation from the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (author Mancini) that describes the scope of the opioid crisis in Hispanic/Latinx communities, discusses contextual barriers to service in this population, and makes actionable solutions and policy recommendations. A…

This study projected the effect of lowering incident nonmedical prescription opioid use on the future trajectory of the opioid overdose crisis in the United States. In this paper, the prevention of prescription opioid misuse alone is projected to have a modest effect on lowering opioid overdose…

This is a report published by the Native Center for Behavioral Health and is supported by SAMHSA. It summarizes how Native American communities in several states implemented medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder initiatives while maintaining their culturally informed practices.…

This is a report for primary care providers on what they can do to address the opioid crisis and what treatment options are available depending on the patient’s willingness to engage in treatment. It also summarizes literature on SBIRT and opioid use disorder (OUD) and, more generally, substance…

This is a paper that reviews many of the different program models that have integrated medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with primary care. There is a table that provides a good overview of practice-based and systems-based models along with linkages in both the academic and gray…

This is a report from the Well Being Trust that predicts, across nine different scenarios, additional deaths of despair range from 27,644 (quick recovery) to 154,037 (slow recovery), with somewhere in the middle being around 68,000. 

This is an academic paper that uses a simulated model to predict the impact of different interventions to reduce opioid-related mortality. No single intervention had a substantial impact, but combining interventions that increase capacity for treatment with medications for opioid use disorder,…

This is a report from the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs that focuses on the special population of reproductive women in rural areas. Special needs of this population who have mental health conditions and/or substance use disorder are discussed along with unique rural…

This is a report from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts that gives an overview of the latest epidemiology on the opioid crisis among Blacks, highlighting a recent disproportionate impact on this population. Disparities in the treatment system are discussed and recommendations are…

This paper reviews the policy environment surrounding recovery support services (RSS), the needs to which they should respond, and the status of current recovery support models. It concludes that RSS should be further assessed for effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, that greater efforts must…

This is an academic paper that provides an overview of Oregon’s multidimensional approaches towards the opioid crisis, which achieved 20% reductions in opioid prescribing and a 30% reduction in the opioid overdose fatality rate. This comprehensive state response is framed in cautious opioid…

This is a report from the Public Library Association and OCLC that describes how public libraries are supporting their communities through the opioid crisis and how libraries are partnering with organizations to meet local needs. The responses of eight public libraries across the nation are…

Given that stigma and judgment around drug use can lead to being treated differently by doctors and medical staff, this is a booklet developed by the Harm Reduction Coalition that has been written for people who use drugs in order to make going to the doctor and getting other kinds of health…

This is a report from the CDC which serves as a guide to help primary care providers, practices, and healthcare systems manage patients who are on long-term opioid therapy. The guidelines are summarized in detail, both protocols and implementation steps are discussed, and a toolkit is presented…

This report describes how as a result of the opioid crisis children are being cared for by extended family members and friends. It makes recommendations to ensure that caregiver households receive needed support, including legal and financial assistance from government agencies, so that children…

This academic paper outlines a study investigating the extent to which illegal manufactured fentanyl (IMF) supply varies over time and geography, as well as how the price changes based on these factors. The author's found that since 2013, the IMF problem has become more deadly and diverse. 

This is a consensus report based on a meeting of experts that provides guidelines to implement best practices in syringe service programs (SSP) related to implementation, operations, data collection, and research/evaluation. 

This is a study that followed 931 substance using women who either received traditional services or traditional services plus a recovery coach. The study found that the use of recovery coaches in child welfare significantly decreases the risk of substance exposure at birth.

This report, funded by RIZE Massachusetts, investigates evidence for using Recovery Coach services in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) care in Massachusetts, including the definition of a Recovery Coach, the role Recovery Coaches play in recovery, the scope of Recovery Coach services, and the effect…

This is an academic paper that uses the National Recovery Study to specifically examine recovery from opioid problems. Findings suggest that people in early recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) likely need…