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This fact sheet reviews COVID-19’s impact on American drug policy and how individuals with SUD were able to receive treatment and services in light of social distancing....
The Model Overdose Mapping and Response Act is designed for policymakers to use in developing statewide legislation addressing overdose incident reporting. The model act requires a jurisdiction to create an overdose mapping and response system using the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) where all law enforcement officers, other first responders, medical examiners, and coroners must report certain information about a confirmed or suspected overdose incident within 24 hours. ...
Each issue of News Bites highlights unique news articles from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on news they may have missed....
The HOPE Initiative provides a daylong training program on substance use disorders, treatment, and recovery for state and local law enforcement officers, enabling them to help people obtain and sustain long-term recovery. All 39 Rhode Island law enforcement agencies have completed the training...
Incorporating a trauma-informed approach to the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) results in treating patients with more respect instead of blaming or shaming then for using. SUD treatment programs that use a trauma-informed approach and focus on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), allow patients to gain a better understanding of the relationship between ACEs and SUD....
Incarcerated individuals have been fighting back against state prison policies that ban medication for addiction for addiction treatment (MAT) 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 rule in favor of the incarcerated, states will need to reconsider their policies on MAT in correctional settings to avoid future lawsuits. ...
The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)’s Rural Community Action Guide helps communities address the problem of drug and opioid use in rural communities. ...
Established in 2014 by law enforcement and educational leaders in a small community in New Jersey, Law Enforcement Against Drugs (L.E.A.D) is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that provides drug and violence prevention programs across the United States. ...
Each issue of Case Law Monitor highlights unique cases from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorder, and the criminal justice system. Every other month, LAPPA updates readers on cases that are important to the field....
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has released this year's National Drug Control Strategy, which outlines efforts to reduce illicit drug use and its consequences in the United States....