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Abstract Importance Guideline-discordant care for acute low back pain (aLBP) is common and has been associated with adverse outcomes. Objectives To estimate the incidence of new opioid use disorder (OUD) or overdose diagnosis among opioid...

Collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) offer resources and programming for postsecondary students in addiction recovery to ensure they can initiate or maintain their recovery and complete college. To achieve these goals, CRPs offer a variety...

As the broad construct of recovery increasingly guides addiction services and policy, federal agencies have called for the expansion of peer-driven recovery support services. The high prevalence of substance use and abuse in colleges and...

High schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder (substance abuse or dependence) have been emerging as a continuing care resource since 1987. This study of 17 schools provides the first systematic...

Introduction: Educational settings represent a prime opportunity for reaching adolescents and young adults (ages 12–27) experiencing substance use disorders (SUD). Recovery high schools (RHSs) were established to help adolescents in...

This resource from the The Association of Recovery Schools explains the role of recovery high schools, which are secondary schools designed specifically to support students recovering from substance use disorders and co-occurring mental...

Abstract Importance Hospitalization is common among people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and is recognized as a reachable moment to start treatment. Methamphetamine use among people with OUD is associated with decreased linkage to...

A recent study found that medication treatment and mutual help group participation were each associated with more days of abstinence from illicit opioids after jail release. Their combined benefits were less clear and varied across follow-up periods. For ISSUP practitioners, the findings highlight the value of connecting treatment, recovery support and justice services during re-entry. The study does not establish causation, and findings from this US sample may not apply equally in other settings.

Source: https://library.samhsa.gov/product/substance-use-prevention-workforce-results-national-assessment/pep26-03-004 At the direction of the U.S. Congress, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted...

Abstract Background Longitudinal patterns of common substance use in young adulthood may identify risk for later opioid-related and other drug-related harm. We examined whether longitudinal trajectories of alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine...