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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...

CDC: Counterfeit Pills Involved in Growing Share of Overdose Deaths in the US

Drug overdose deaths in the United States have reached alarming levels, with counterfeit pill usage contributing to the complexity of the...

CDC report: Xylazine presence in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths increases nearly three-fold

The involvement of xylazine in illicitly manufactured fentanyl-related overdose deaths increased nearly three-fold over the 3.5-year...

New Study Finds Inequitable Distribution of Federal Funding Across States to Address Opioid Crisis

Findings from JCOIN’s Coordination and Translation Center (CTC) and Methodology and Advanced Analytics Resource Center (MAARC) A new...

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...

Contingency Management

Contingency management is the use of positive rewards or incentives to aid in the behavior change process. Contingency management...

Recovery Capital

Recovery capital helps us better understand the process of recovering from a substance use disorder, and measures the total resources...

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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