Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report Overview
This research report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse comprehensively covers medications for opioid use disorder: their efficacy, cost, availability for specific populations, and common misconceptions surrounding them.
CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
The CDC’s guidelines for prescribers address when to start or continue a patient on opioids, which to select, dosage, how long to use them, and how to reduce risk and harm.
Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings
“This resource provides information to primary care providers and practices on how to implement opioid use disorder treatment using buprenorphine.”
Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) Expansion
IDHS’s website provides a brief overview of and links to access the MAR NOW program, which connects hotline callers to opioid treatment providers.
The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
The American Society of Addiction Medicine provided a 2020 Focused Update to their guidelines for clinicians and care managers treating opioid use disorder.
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Adolescents in Specialty Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
This 2017 article in the Journal of Adolescent Health looked at data on adolescents and adults who received mediation-assisted treatment (MAT) and concluded that “regulatory changes and expansions of Medicaid/CHIP coverage for MAT may be needed to improve MAT access.”
TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder – Full Document
“This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) reviews the use of the three Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications used to treat OUD—methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine—and the other strategies and services needed to support recovery for people with OUD.”
Support & Toolkits for Advancing Recovery & Treatment
The Illinois Helpline provides video guides, toolks, patient materials, trainings, and more for starting medications for opioid use disorder.
IDHS/SUPR Access to Medication Assisted Recovery (AMAR) Project
The AMAR Project uses a Hub and Spoke model to expand services in MAR “deserts” throuhgout the state. Hubs and their service areas are mapped and the project is described in detail on the website.
Medications for Substance Use Disorders
SAMHSA’s website includes a brief overview of medications to treat alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, and opioid overdose