Sentences with phrase «access to medication assisted»

U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last year proposed a response, calling for a program to change doctors» opioid prescribing practices, to expand the use of naloxone, a drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdoses, and increase patient access to medication assisted treatments for opioid use disorders.

The National Institute of Drug Abuse has found that increasing access to medication assisted treatment decreases opioid use, deaths related to overdoses, crime and the transmission of diseases, Boyle said, though the approach is not being used enough.

David Matia, a drug court judge in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where deaths also have risen significantly, said incentives are needed to get hospitals to build more detox facilities, to encourage physicians to expand access to medication assisted treatments and to encourage medical students to pursue addiction and behavioral health specialties as their area of practice.

Not exact matches

Whether you are calling the Addictions Hotline to obtain information or to get linked with Stabilization (Detoxification), Outpatient (same day access), Inpatient, Residential services or Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) the Addiction Hotline Counselor can provide a mini screening to help determine the appropriate level for you or your loved ones.

The bills rolled out on Wednesday as part of a bipartisan heroin task force include legislation that would allocate more funding to hire specialists at veterans treatment courts, end a ban on Medicaid reimbursement for drug treatment for incarcerated addicts, crack down on «doctor shopping» for pain medications and expand access to medication - assisted treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, among others.

One key to battling the epidemic is increasing access to medication - assisted treatment, the most efficacious of which is methadone, Abraham said.

Charged with providing access to treatment programs, SAMHSA is encouraging medication - assisted therapy through the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant as well as regulatory oversight of medications used to treat opioid addiction.

The article describes how HHS agencies are collaborating with public and private stakeholders to expand access to and improve utilization of medication - assisted therapies, in tandem with other targeted approaches to reducing opioid overdoses.

For example, NIDA is funding research to improve access to medication - assisted therapies, develop new medications for opioid addiction, and expand access to naloxone by exploring more user - friendly delivery systems (for example, nasal sprays).

«Appropriate access to medication - assisted therapies under Medicaid is a key piece of the strategy to address the rising rate of death from overdoses of prescription opioids,» said co-author Stephen Cha, M.D., M.H.S., chief medical officer for the Center for Medicaid and CHIP [Children's Health Insurance Program] Services at CMS.

CMS is working to enhance access to medication - assisted therapies through a more comprehensive benefit design, as well as a more robust application of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.