New Aced It Episode: “A Qualitative Study of People With Opioid Use Disorders’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode A Qualitative Study of People With Opioid Use Disorders’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic Season 3, Episode 7: Individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) faced particular challenges in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we explore the experiences of individuals with SUD during a global health…

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New Aced It Episode: “Reducing Opioid Deaths: The Role of the Community”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Reducing Opioid Deaths: The Role of the Community Season 3, Episode 6: This episode examines the role of communities in helping individuals with substance use disorder. Study findings suggest a distinct and pronounced need for better education and training around treatment and recovery and a need for everyone…

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New Aced It Episode: “Strategies to Improve Implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Reported by Veterans Involved in the Legal System”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Strategies to Improve Implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Reported by Veterans Involved in the Legal System Season 3, Episode 5: In this super-interesting episode, we report on a study of U.S. veterans with opioid use disorder who discuss what they think would help them in…

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New Aced It Episode: “Loosening MOUD Restrictions During COVID-19”

Listen to the new Aced It podcast episode Loosening MOUD Restrictions During COVID-19 Season 3, Episode 1: How does a global pandemic like COVID-19 affect individuals engaged in treatment involving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)? Some restrictions were loosened, and the results may be favorable in many ways. Listen to hear more. Download the One-Pager…

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Op-ed: Our best weapon against drug overdoses is good data

Scott Walters, Jeffrey Samet and Charles Knott, senior investigators on the HEALing Communities Study, wrote a column for The Dallas Morning News titled Our best weapon against drug overdoses is good data. Here’s an excerpt: The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that overdose deaths in the general U.S.…

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