Quarterly Digest

Issues

2023

Fall

• An overview and introduction on xylazine, resources and expert input on the risks associated with xylazine use, emerging treatment practices, and thoughts on how the treatment landscape may adapt.

Summer

• Statewide Implementation of Contingency Management in CA.

Winter

• Fentanyl and the medication for opioid use disorder treatment landscape.


2022

Summer

• Harm Reduction Resources

  • LA County Overdose Prevention: Overdose education and naloxone distribution

  • National Harm Reduction Coalition Interactive Map: Find naloxone near you

  • NASEN Interactive Map: Syringe service program

  • Department of Health Care Services: Naloxone distribution program

Spring

• Ask an Expert: Co-Occurring Disorders (CODs)

• Co-Occurring Disorders Resources

  • The Case for Screening and Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders - A SAMHSA Guide

  • Medication Management of Co-Occuring Opioid Use Disorder in Mental Health Settings

  • An Evidence-Based Co-Occuring Disorder Intervention in VA Homeless Programs

2021

Fall

• Ask an Expert: Stigma in Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)

• GSCN Research

  • Addressing Stigma in SUDs at Father Joe’s Villages - Village Health Center

  • The Behavior Therapist Special Issue

Summer

• Ask an Expert: Social Determinants of Health

• Social Determinants of Health Resources

  • World Health Organization: Closing the gap in a generation. Health Equity Through action on the social determinants of health

  • CDC: NCHHSTP Social Determinants of Health

  • NIH HEAL Social Determinants of Opioid Use: Mechanisms: Pathways of Influence of Social Determinants on Opioid-Related Outcomes (recording)

Spring

• Ask an Expert: Stimulant Use Disorder

• Stimulant Use Disorder and Contingency Management Resources

  • Presentation: Implementing Contingency Management: The Case for Customizing to Your Setting's Need

  • Video: Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives by NIDA and Danya Institute

  • Online Course: Contingency Management for Healthcare Settings

  • Trainings: Stimulant Use Disorder and Treatments

2020

Winter

• Ask an Expert: COVID-19 and Recovery Support