The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) has developed a series of ready-to-use communication campaigns designed to increase awareness about substance use disorders and effective response strategies to help strengthen local prevention, treatment, recovery, and overdose prevention efforts. These free toolkits make it easy for you to share critical information in your community through social media, radio, print materials, and more. Whether you’re part of a community coalition, loca

In a new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine , researchers with JCOIN’s Massachusetts Clinical Research Center found that providing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during incarceration can improve outcomes and save lives after release. The study shows that individuals who received MOUD in jail were more likely to engage in treatment and less likely to experience an overdose within six months of release. The study evaluated the impact of a 2019 Ma

A study  published in JAMA Network Open  examined pharmacy barriers faced by patients prescribed buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) through telemedicine. The findings show that pharmacy-related challenges were common, with nearly one-third of study participants (31.9%) reporting going without buprenorphine at some point in the prior 12 months due to pharmacy-related barriers. Researchers surveyed 601 adults who were receiving treatment from a multistate telemedi

In a new article published in JAMA, JCOIN researchers found that 27.6% of United States jails offer all three FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

In April 2024, the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule on regulations regarding opioid...

Effective treatments for substance use disorder (SUD) can substantially improve patient outcomes. First-line medications like...

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) help reduce or block the euphoric effects of illicit opioids, decrease opioid craving, and help i

Dr. John Winhusen featured in the Ask the Expert series explainer on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

Opioid Use Disorder Best Practices for Corrections highlights 10 essential strategies that jails and prisons can use to address the...

Medications for opioid use disorder Medications used to treat opioid use disorders are considered the “gold standard” of treatment....

Transitioning to the community following incarceration is a particularly high risk for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD),...

Individuals leaving incarceration with opioid use disorder (OUD) are at a high risk for overdose, recidivism, and adverse health...