More than 2 million Americans suffer from opioid use disorder, but only about 25% of people receive any sort of care. For many, inpatient treatment often means leaving a job and loved ones behind to seek recovery. Substance use disorder, however, is a chronic disease that needs long-term management and may be better suited to outpatient treatment options that help address the whole person, not just the disease.
Maryland Association for the
Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Promoting Access to Quality Opioid Treatment in Maryland
Category: Policy
KTDO Policy Agenda 2020
Maryland has taken sever critical steps in recent years to address longstanding and pervasive barriers to treatment for children and adults with mental health and substance use disorder. We are making progress, but we are not out of the woods yet.
The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act: Fact-Checking the “Fact” Sheet
Don't make important policy decisions without good data.
Using Medication Assisted Treatment to Treat Opioid Use Disorder: Learning from Past Experience to Guide Policy
[media-downloader media_id=”5616″ texts=”Download PDF Report”] By: Mark W. Parrino Executive Summary The increasing prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD) in...
FDA approves the first non-opioid treatment for management of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults
Encouraging more widespread innovation and development of safe and effective treatments for opioid use disorder remains top agency priority FDA...
Addiction Policy Forum – Final Report (2018)
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The Methadone Blind Spot
Is the oldest treatment for opioid addictions being unjustly overlooked in the response to the current crisis? by Linda Keslar...
