Recovery High Schools
This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....
Fact Sheets
Privacy of Treatment Records
August 19, 2020
| Electronic Health Records, Fact Sheets, Health Data, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments
This Fact Sheet provides information about federal laws related to privacy protections for treatment records....
Mobile Outreach Vans
This Fact Sheet provides information about mobile outreach vans and the services they provide to at-risk communities....
Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) Fact Sheet
May 19, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Law Enforcement, Opioids, Public Safety, Substance Abuse
This fact sheet provides basic information about the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program, also known as ODMAP....
Covid-19 and the Changes to Policies and Guidelines for Treating Substance Use Disorders
This document reviews COVID-19’s impact on American drug policy and how individuals with SUD will be able to receive treatment and services in the age of social distancing....
Federal Hemp Regulation: USDA’s Recent Interim Final Rule
This Fact Sheet provides information about the regulation of hemp on the federal level....
Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Benefits of Trauma-informed Care
February 26, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Treatments
This fact sheet provides information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and the benefits of trauma informed care....
Medication-assisted Treatment and the Americans with Disabilities Act
February 26, 2020
| Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), Recovery, Substance Abuse
Inmates have recently begun fighting back against state prison policies that ban MAT medications in correctional facilities by arguing in court cases that these policies violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution. As courts begin to rule in favor of the inmates, states will need to reconsider their policies on MAT in correctional settings to avoid future lawsuits. ...
Medical Legal Partnerships: Helping those with Substance Use Disorders
Medical legal partnerships (MLPs) integrate lawyers into the health care setting to assist physicians, case managers, and social workers in addressing the factors that influence a patient’s social determinates of health and reducing the health inequities of the community. ...
Synopsis of The Future of Fentanyl and other Synthetic Opioids
October 18, 2019
| Fact Sheets
In August 2019, the RAND Corporation (RAND) published an extensive, 265 page report on fentanyl entitled, The Future of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids (the Report). Considering the importance of the Report, the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA) designed this Fact Sheet to assist policymakers’ understanding of the Report by distilling key aspects into readily digestible paragraphs....