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APF Research Reports

New Study on Stigmatizing Imagery for Substance Use Disorders Released

A new Addiction Policy Forum-led study explores stigmatizing and non-stigmatizing imagery for substance use disorders (SUD) and criminal...

Evidence-Based Interventions to Address the Opioid Epidemic

24 Strategies for State, County and City Implementation Addiction Policy Forum’s report, Evidence-Based Interventions to Address the...

New Report Features 10 Best Practices for Jails and Prisons on Responding to Opioid Use Disorder

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

Record Level of Overdose Deaths in 2022: CDC reports 107,941 Overdose Deaths

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new data that shows drug overdose deaths in the United States reached an...

7 Best Practices and Goals for Agencies Assisting Patients with a Substance Use Disorder and Criminal Legal Involvement

Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) The growing rates of substance use and overdose deaths have significantly...

Ask the Expert: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)

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

Ask the Expert: Naloxone 101

Naloxone is a medication that reverses an opioid overdose if administered in time. In this new resource from HEALing Communities Study,...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explainer Video

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed as a method to prevent relapse when treating problem drinking, and was later adapted for...

Research You Can Use: Rapid Treatment of HCV for People Who Inject Drugs to Increase Cure Rates

Click here for CME/CE information and disclosures Rapid Treatment of HCV for People Who Inject Drugs to Increase Cure Rates Supported by...

A Strategy Toward Hepatitis C Elimination

Supporting Opioid Substitution Treatment and Hepatitis C Treatment in People Who Inject Drugs: A Strategy Toward Hepatitis C Elimination...

Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic on Ambulatory Hepatitis C Testing

The CDC estimates that 2.5 million individuals in the United States are living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV).

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