Mobile Telemedicine for Buprenorphine Treatment in Rural Populations With Opioid Use Disorder.  Weintraub E, Seneviratne C, Anane J, et al.  JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(8):e2118487. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.18487 https://jamanet…

The Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative of the National Institutes of Health.  Baker RG, Koroshetz WJ, Volkow ND.  JAMA. Published online August 26, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.13300 https://jamanetwork.com/journal…

Partnering With State Health Departments to Address Injection-Related Infections During the Opioid Epidemic: Experience at a Safety Net Hospital.  Burns RH, Pierre CM, Marathe JG, Ruiz-Mercado G, Taylor JL, Kimmel SD, Johnson SL, Fukuda HD, As…

USA. First Opinion: Medically, legally, and morally, emergency departments cannot ignore addiction care (…) The treatment a person receives in an emergency department can often make the difference between life and death. This is particularly true f…

USA. "How To" Webinar - Expanding Use of Mobile Vans AATOD produced a webinar on August 11, 2021, which described how OTPs can expand their blueprint throughout the country by expanding the use of mobile vans. The Drug Enforcement Administration re…

Changes in methadone take-home dosing before and after COVID-19 [published online ahead of print, 2021 Jun 24].  Amram O, Amiri S, Thorn EL, Lutz R, Joudrey PJ.  J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021;108552. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108552 https://w…