Principles of Family Engagement for Young Adults with SUD
Better health outcomes hinge on positive social support for young adults with SUD, but uninformed family members can unintentionally cause harm.
Read MorePrinciples of Criminal Justice Reform for Young Adults with SUD
The lack of developmentally appropriate addiction treatment services and the trauma of spending time in adult prisons make it harder for young people to overcome substance use disorders.
Read MorePrinciples of Evidence-Based SUD Treatment for Young Adults
Experts underline that early intervention and tailored services are necessary to prevent lifelong harm for this vulnerable age group.
Read MorePrinciples of Harm Reduction in Young Adults with SUD
Providers can create more entry points to treatment and ultimately save lives by offering youth-centered harm reduction services in clinical settings.
Read MoreTreating Youth’s Substance Use Disorder Using Telehealth
As the pandemic surges, the urgency of adjusting to find the most useful approach to SUD treatment in a critical population is growing.
Read MorePolysubstance Use Driving Overdose Deaths in Adolescents
Opioid overdose deaths in youth increasingly involve cocaine and other substances rather than opioids alone, research finds.
Read MoreWhy Isn’t the Opioid Epidemic Getting Any Better?
Despite efforts to combat the opioid epidemic over the past decades, the data shows that death rates have not significantly improved — calling for a paradigm shift in how care is delivered.
Read MoreA Missed Opportunity for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder MOUD
It is expected that by 2030, more than 257,000 people with opioid use disorder will have died from endocarditis associated with injection drug use.
Read MoreWomen of Color and Prenatal Substance Use Services
While reasons patients avoid addiction care are complex, providers are modeling the ample opportunity clinics have to engage underrepresented groups.
Read MoreHuman Rights, Dignity, and Substance Use
A discussion with the medical director of the National Harm Reduction Coalition sheds light on structural failures that impact people with substance use.
Read MoreNurse-Led Addiction Fellowship Begins at Boston Medical Center
Pioneering curriculum aims to strengthen inpatient nursing’s role in providing evidence-based care for patients with substance use disorder.
Read MoreHIV and Overdose Care Critical as Pandemic Yields Increased Harm
‘People’s experience could be so much more humane,’ expert says on the impact of policy and pandemic response on people at risk of drug-related harms.
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