MAT Course for State and Local Leaders: Understanding Overdose Risk and Medication Efficacy
State and local leaders play a critical role in reducing overdose deaths and promoting evidence-based practices to treat people with substance use disorders (SUD) in their communities. This course provides an introduction to treatment and medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). Participants will also hear from patients about their experiences with treatment and how medications played a significant role in their recovery.
Improve knowledge about the effectiveness of medications and treatments for OUD.
Factors that contribute to the development of SUDs, types of treatment for OUD, and the three FDA-approved medications to treat OUD (methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone).
State and local leaders, practitioners, policymakers
This course is sponsored by the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), an initiative funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Addiction Policy Forum & The Council of State Governments Justice Center. (2022). MAT Course for State and Local Leaders: Understanding Overdose Risk and Medication Efficacy. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network Coordination and Translation Center. https://www.jcoinctc.org/courses/mat-course-for-state-and-local-leaders-understanding-overdose-risk-and-medication-efficacy/
