Posts by Jason Lutjen
Work in MAT? We want to hear from you!
Download the flyer The Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN) is looking for professionals across the country to participate in a short NIH/NIDA funded study. Our team is looking for wide-ranging individuals who work with MOUD clients regularly to participate. Participation entails completing a short, 45-minute interview on their experiences. Participants will also receive $30…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Project ECHO for Helping Medical Professional Learn About MOUD”
Season 4, Episode 9: Wow! This episode provides a fascinating look at how detailed and in-depth training can help doctors (who often do not receive training around medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in medical school) can learn more about MOUD to improve their assessment and delivery of the medications to those who desperately need…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “MOUD Diversion”
Season 4, Episode 8: When patients receiving medicine for the treatment of opioid use disorder (MOUD) share, sell, or hoard their medications (commonly called diversion) it creates a host of new challenges for corrections agencies and entire communities. This episode discusses one study that worked to decrease (and even stop) diversion. It’s amazing what a…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Assessing and Diagnosing SUD More Efficiently”
Season 4, Episode 7: Most prisons and jails use a clinical process to assess individuals for substance use disorder (SUD) and a host of other concerns, but the process is often lengthy and cumbersome. Several scholars took this problem as a challenge and developed improved instruments for assessment that streamline the process and provide diagnoses…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: Insurance and MOUD
Season 4, Episode 6: It seems logical that individual with medical insurance tend to receive more and better healthcare. Medicaid is one program to improve access to insurance (to improve health outcomes), but some states make accessing Medicaid more difficult and the results are often tragic. Download the one-pager for this episode (PDF)
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Factors Influencing OUD Responses”
Season 4, Episode 5: In this episode, we discuss the intensely complex nature of public opinion regarding opioid use disorder (OUD). We highlight a critical study of racial attitudes, political affiliation, and other factors influence on beliefs regarding punishment or medical-responses to OUD. An absolute must-listen! Download the one-pager for this episode (PDF)
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Post-Release OUD Overdose Death”
Season 4, Episode 4: Did you know that the two weeks following carceral release carries the highest risk for overdose death? In this episode, we review several studies that examine opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose death post-incarceration. We hit on key topics such as Narcan (naloxone), fentanyl, and Naltrexone and consider appropriate interventions to…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Telehealth and MOUD”
Season 4, Episode 3: In this episode we provide an overview of three studies that all examined the use of tele-technology and the delivery of counseling and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The studies offer amazing insight from both patients and counselors about the benefits and barriers of telehealth and MOUD and should get…
Read MoreResearch Finds that Brief Interventions Can Correct Officer Perceptions of the Harms of Accidental Fentanyl Contact among First Responders
Misinformation about the risk of overdose from accidentally inhaling or touching fentanyl is common among first responders and the general public in the United States. While the risk is very low, and there has never been a confirmed case, officers consistently report that they are at great risk from overdose through accidental contact in the…
Read MoreNew Aced It Episode: “Incarcerated Individuals’ Preferences for MAT”
Season 4, Episode 2: It turns out that, no surprise here, individuals who are incarcerated DO have a preference regarding which medication they prefer to assist them with their opioid use disorder, and their reasons are fascinating and insightful. In this episode, we review the idea of patient preference for medication and begin to link…
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