Resources

Sharing knowledge about promising practices and their sustainable implementation is vital to ending the opioid and drug overdose crisis. Our publications and webinars include the recommendations of experts and the perspectives of those on the frontlines.

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Issue Brief: Expanding Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Emergency Departments

July 20, 2022
Emergency departments are often considered the “front door” of treatment for opioid use disorder because their staff are among...

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Webinar: Data and Policy to Drive Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

June 23, 2022
Join Arjun Venkatesh, MD, of Yale University; Victoria Lynch of the Urban Institute; Peter Treitler, MSW, of Rutgers University; a...

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Harm Reduction in Healthcare Video Series

March 28, 2022
Harm reduction is an evidenced-based, practical approach to reducing the negative personal and public health consequences of drug ...

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Issue Brief: Training Primary Care Providers to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

March 9, 2022
Lack of information and support can discourage clinicians from offering treatment to people with opioid use disorder. This issue b...

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Issue Brief: Examining Substance Use Among Youth and Young Adults

January 27, 2022
With funding from FORE, a team of Urban Institute researchers recently published a series of studies uncovering new insights about...

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Issue Briefs: Affordability and Costs of MOUD Treatment for Patients

November 17, 2021
Because opioid use disorder is a chronic condition, treatment with medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is often not a one-t...