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USA. Progress of Four Programs from the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.  National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021. Washington,DC: The National Academies Press. doi.org/10.17226/26060. file:///Users/hans/Downloa…

Caring for people who inject drugs when they are admitted to hospital Thomas D. Brothers, John Fraser, Duncan Webster CMAJ Mar 2021, 193 (12) E423-E424; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202124  https://www.cmaj.ca/content/193/12/E423

USA. What are the barriers to starting and maintaining a program of medication treatment in healthcare settings? Opioid use disorder (OUD) medications are effective life-saving treatments that help support recovery. However, only about one-third of…