New Aced It Episode: “Stigma & SUD”

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) 

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Watch Now: Recordings from JCOIN’s September 2022 Steering Committee Meeting

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…

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Resource on Overdose Prevention and Response in Community Corrections

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

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New Guides on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) for Treatment Courts

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/

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Introducing NACo’s Opioid Solutions Center

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…

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JEAP Initiative Forum on Research Priorities (Virtual): September 12, 2022

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)…

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New Aced It Episode: “Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Within the Continental U.S.: A Cross-Sectional Study”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Within the Continental U.S.: A Cross-Sectional Study Season 3, Episode 10: We often talk about or study communities’ responses to substance use disorders but not all communities are the same. This episode considers what scholars found when they compared various community…

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New Aced It Episode: “Examining the Implementation of Police-Assisted Referral Programs for Substance Use Disorder Services in Massachusetts”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Examining the Implementation of Police-Assisted Referral Programs for Substance Use Disorder Services in Massachusetts Season 3, Episode 9: While some argue that incarceration is not the answer for solving our substance use disorder challenges, will police-assisted referrals for SUDs help? This episode takes a deep dive into a…

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New Aced It Episode: “The Role of Dealers”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode The Role of Dealers Season 3, Episode 8: What is the role of dealers in protecting users from opioid overdose and harm? This episode looks at a study that asks this question—with fascinating results. We’re all in this together but we need to understand each other and cooperate…

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