Housing and Employment Key to Beating Addiction for Blacks and Hispanics
January 10, 2013 | Story
Socioeconomic status may stand in the way of successful substance abuse treatment—even when the treatment is low-cost or free.
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West Virginia Tackles a Substance Abuse Epidemic with Medication-Assisted Treatment
November 22, 2011 | Program Result Report
West Virginia was one of 12 states participating in Advancing Recovery: State and Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Treatment. Four treatment providers expanded the use of medication-assisted treatment in helping people overcome addictions.
Advancing Recovery in Missouri: Using Medications to Treat Alcoholism
November 22, 2011 | Program Result Report
The goal was to increase the use of two medications approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe alcoholism, naltrexone and acamprosate.
Advancing Recovery
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Partnerships between providers and policy-makers to boost evidence-based treatment of substance use yielded important treatment successes. This study examines the outcomes of the RWJF national initiative Advancing Recovery.
Perceptions of the State Policy Environment and Adoption of Medications in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
States play a role in promoting the adoption of medications for substance-use disorders and dependence.
Does Process Improvement in Substance Abuse Treatment Agencies Change Client Outcomes?
January 12, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) studied the use of state data to assess changes in Medicaid costs and criminal justice system involvement among patients treated in five substance abuse agencies that used process improvement.
State-Provider Partnerships Strengthen Addiction Treatment Access and Retention
December 1, 2011 | Program Result Report
Between 2006 and 2010, nine state-provider partnerships identified and removed barriers and changed administrative procedures in order to improve the quality of substance abuse services. RWJF supported two of the partnerships, in New York and Oklahoma.
A Collaboration to Promote Evidence-Based Practices in Addiction Treatment
November 23, 2011 | Program Result Report
In 2006, the State Associations of Addiction Services held its first conference to improve management skills of addiction treatment program leaders. NIATx (Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment) helped in planning. Since 2008, the two organizations have sponsored joint conferences.
Alabama Helps Addicted Adolescents Recover from Substance Abuse with Continuing Care
November 22, 2011 | Program Result Report
Alabama was one of 12 states participating in Advancing Recovery: State and Provider Partnerships for Quality Addiction Treatment. The state joined with three adolescent service providers to implement continuing care as their evidence-based practice.
The Use of Evidence-Based Standards for Addiction Treatment
November 4, 2011 | Program Result Report
Beginning in 2007, the Open Society Institute led a project to encourage the use of NQF quality standards for the treatment of substance abuse conditions.