Guide to Integrating Infectious Disease Testing and Treatment Services in Opioid Treatment Programs
This Guide provides insights, examples, and strategies to support OTPs in integrating infectious disease services into behavioral health programming.
Topic: Treatment
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for Pregnant Patients
This 8-hour, online course, from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), provides the education that is essential for providers to identify, assess, diagnose, and manage pregnant and postpartum patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).
The Vital Role of Community Health Workers in Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorder Care
As the opioid crisis continues to impact communities across the country, there is a growing need to strengthen the network of support around individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). One critical role in this support system is the Community Health Worker (CHW). CHWs bridge gaps between healthcare, social and human service systems and individuals in need, offering culturally appropriate education, resources, and advocacy.
Tobacco Use and Smoking Cessation Among People with Substance Use Disorders: A Summary of the State of the Science and New Evidence from Nevada
Over 80% of people with substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid use disorder (OUD), smoke cigarettes. While smoking prevalence has decreased in the general population, it remains stubbornly high among people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs). Evidence suggests that conventional smoking cessation treatments are not as successful for people with SUDs as they are in the general population. This training will present the most recent epidemiology on smoking and use of cessation aids among people with SUDs, summarize the state of the science concerning smoking cessation treatment in this population, and present new data from Nevada on a smoking harm minimization intervention using e-cigarettes.
Brief: Tobacco and Opioids
The brief explores the connection between tobacco use and opioid addiction, highlighting how smoking may increase the risk of opioid misuse and how addressing tobacco dependence can improve substance use recovery outcomes. It emphasizes the need for integrated treatment approaches in substance use disorder programs, including tobacco cessation interventions, to enhance recovery success. The document also outlines policy and healthcare strategies to support dual cessation efforts, such as insurance coverage, clinical screening, staff training, and tobacco-free campus policies.
How HIPAA Allows Doctors to Respond to the Opioid Crisis
This resource explains how HIPAA allows healthcare professionals to share health information with a patient’s loved ones during emergencies or dangerous situations, such as an opioid overdose, when doing so is in the patient’s best interest. It clarifies that health providers can disclose information to family and caregivers without patient consent if the patient is incapacitated or poses a serious and imminent threat to their health. Additionally, it outlines limitations on sharing information for patients who have decision-making capacity and recognizes state laws regarding personal representatives who have authority over a patient’s health information.