USA. Methadone Treatment and a Program for New Parents Approved for New Federal Child Welfare Law The new clearinghouse for the Family First Prevention Services Act has approved another parent support program and a substance abuse treatment model…

Offering Emergency Buprenorphine Without a Prescription. Roy PJ, Stein MD.  JAMA.Published online July 08, 2019. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.8309 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2737850

Changes in Substance Abuse and HIV Risk Behaviors over 12-Month Methadone Maintenance Treatment among Vietnamese Patients in Mountainous Provinces. Tran BX, Fleming M, Nguyen TMT, Vu GT, Vuong QH, Ho MT, Dam NV, Vuong TT, Do HN, Doan LP, Latkin C…

Characteristics of US Counties With High Opioid Overdose Mortality and Low Capacity to Deliver Medications for Opioid Use Disorder. Haffajee RL, Lin LA, Bohnert ASB, Goldstick JE. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Jun 5;2(6):e196373. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkop…

USA. 40% of treatment facilities won't accept people prescribed meds to fight opioid addiction As American policymakers and health care providers try multiple approaches to reduce the number of deaths related to the opioid epidemic, treatment facil…

USA. Access to Addiction Services Differs by Race and Gender Disparities in access to quality treatment play a role in every aspect of health care and health outcomes, and the opioid crisis is no different. While whites and men continue to experien…