Quarterly Digest

Issues

2026

End of Winter

• Features an overview on MOUD treatment for pregnant persons and resources (e.g., trainings, toolkit, and expert insights). 

2025

Fall

• An introduction to GLP-1 medications and substance use disorder research and feature on Tyler’s Law.

2023

Fall

• Provides 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

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

  • 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 health gap in a generation.

  • 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