Posts by Jason Lutjen

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…

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…

Season 4, Episode 1: Understanding stigma, including self-stigma, is an important part of building our knowledge of substance use disorders. Listen to this episode to hear how stigma and substance use disorder are tragically connected and how we might work to improve both. Download the one-pager for this episode (PDF) 

The JCOIN Steering Committee Meeting was held September 19-20, 2022. Below are recorded sessions available for rewatch. Session #1: State of JCOIN and Hub Highlights Chairs: Tisha Wiley, Lori Ducharme Following a brief update on JCOIN’s achievements over its first 3 years, each hub and center will have 5 minutes to present an exciting recent…

This new CDC-supported resource from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing provides data from an environmental scan on overdose prevention and response efforts in community corrections. The report explores how collaborations between justice and behavioral health entities can assist in overcoming barriers to prevention and response efforts. View the resource at thenationalcouncil.org

NADCP releases newly updated and completely redesigned online guides on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in treatment courts encouraging treatment courts to incorporate these new guides into everyday operations. Guides are now accessible via convenient HTML webpages and also downloadable as PDFs. Access the guides here: https://www.nadcp.org/moud-guides/

Problem-solving courts (PSCs) are a critical part of a societal effort to mitigate the opioid epidemic’s devastating consequences. This paper reports on a national survey of PSCs (N = 42 state- wide court coordinators; N = 849 local court coordinators) and examines the structural factors that could explain the likelihood of a local PSC authorizing…

The National Association of Counties (NACo) recently announced new resources for county solutions to the opioid crisis. NACo’s Opioid Solutions Center is an information hub to help local leaders invest resources in effective treatment, recovery, prevention and other public health practices that can save lives and address the underlying causes of substance use disorders. With…

The JEAP Initiative, a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA; R24DA051950), invites you to attend a free virtual forum on Monday, September 12, 10:00am-11:30am PT/1:00pm-2:30am ET. Using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) methods, the JEAP Initiative Investigators and JEAP Initiative Community Boards (comprised of individuals with lived experience and professional experience)…