Health care providers often do not discuss the addictive qualities of opioids or inform patients of alternative treatment options.
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Health care providers often do not discuss the addictive qualities of opioids or inform patients of alternative treatment options.
When families are supporting a loved one struggling with substance use, they’re often given uninformed advice rooted in stigma. There are effective strategies for actively supporting a loved one with addiction, but they aren’t widely available.
The Parity Act prohibits discriminatory coverage of mental health and substance use disorder benefits but it is not well enforced.
Recovery support services play an important role following treatment, but limited funding can make them inaccessible.
After reviving a patient who has overdosed, hospital emergency departments often miss an opportunity to engage the patient with substance use disorder treatment.
Legal and regulatory restrictions, stigma, and other barriers make it difficult for many patients to access FDA-approved medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Mental illness among youth is often undiagnosed and untreated, leading youth to self-medicate with substances.
Sober homes can be an important component of recovery but lack of regulation creates the risk for fraud.
“Fail-first” policies put patients at unnecessary risk for suffering a fatal overdose while trying to get coverage for treatment.