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The Opioid Crisis: Scaling Up Treatment And Harm Reduction

A central challenge in the opioid crisis in the US has been the underuse of lifesaving treatment and harm reduction programs. Conventional explanations focus on limited access to care

Policy Brief: Medicaid Key to Building Comprehensive Substance Use Care

Medicaid should be the foundation for funding comprehensive care for people with low incomes. Inaccessible SUD care can lead to the placement of children into foster care, job loss,

16.4Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case

The goal of substance-related treatment is to help a person with an addiction stop compulsive drug-seeking behaviors (NIDA, 2012). This means a person with addiction will need long-term treatment,

Public Health Approach

A public health approach requires delivering evidence-based interventions that span the continuum from prevention and early intervention to treatment, harm reduction, disease management and recovery

Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Services: A Social

Efforts to address SUD in marginalized populations must consider the underlying social determinants of health, provide culturally sensitive, inclusive, and trauma-informed care, and offer

Addiction as a Social Problem

When addiction is viewed solely as a personal problem, policy and intervention efforts may focus on punitive measures or individualized treatments rather than addressing the broader social

Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act

Through various initiatives and collaborations, the AMA works toward a health care system where mental health equity becomes a reality for all, championing equal access to mental

Poverty, homelessness, and social stigma make addiction more deadly

Addiction can affect anyone, but social determinants of health — the factors that influence a person''s circumstances in life — can have a negative impact on a person''s efforts to

Prevention, Public Health, and Public Policy

Public health is an approach to reduce the individual and societal burden of addiction.

Drug Misuse and Addiction | National Institute on Drug Abuse

In general, the more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that taking drugs will lead to drug use and addiction. Protective factors, on the other hand, reduce a person''s risk.