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Preliminary DAWN Data Review, December 2020
https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/preliminary-dawn-data-review

Behavioral Health Workforce Report 2020
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/behavioral-health-workforce-report.pdf

SOR Update October 2020
https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/state-opioid-response-sor-report.pdf

Coronavirus updates from SAMHSA (regularly updated)
https://www.samhsa.gov/coronavirus

AATOD Guidance for OTPs during COVID
http://www.aatod.org/advocacy/policy-statements/covid-19-aatods-guidance-for-otps/

COVID FAQ from AATOD
http://www.aatod.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Website-FAQ.pdf

Methadone Take-Homes in Connecticut
http://www.aatod.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DCP-Guidance-2.pdf

Florida Take-Home Exemption
http://www.aatod.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/State-take-home-exemption-1.pdf

Medicaid billing guidance in New York under COVID
http://www.aatod.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NY-Billing-Guidance-for-NYS-OTP-Programs-Operating-During-COVID-FINAL-5.pdf

Effectiveness of buprenorphine and methadone (2019)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/science-highlight/study-highlights-effectiveness-methadone-buprenorphine

President Trump signs opioid package into law (2018)
https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/capitol-connector/2018/10/president-trump-signs-opioid-package-into-law/

National Council supports buprenorphine expansion bill
https://www.thenationalcouncil.org/press-releases/national-council-for-behavioral-health-supports-the-mainstreaming-addiction-treatment-act/

OTPs can apply for Medicare (January 2020)
https://data.cms.gov/Medicare-Enrollment/Opioid-Treatment-Program-Providers/t5tg-crb5

Ensuring Access to Care in OTPs (2020)
https://www.asam.org/Quality-Science/covid-19-coronavirus/access-to-care-in-opioid-treatment-program

AMA recommendations for OUD care (March 2020)
https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-recommends-exceptions-facilitate-opioid-use-disorder-treatment

Facing Addiction in America – The Surgeon General’s Report
U.S. Surgeon General November 2016.
https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov/

Health Consequences of Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse November 2017.
http://www.nida.nih.gov/consequences/

Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Baby Fact Sheets
This series of four fact sheets emphasizes the importance of continuing a mother’s treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) throughout pregnancy. The series includes information on OUD and pregnancy, OUD treatment, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and considerations to address before hospital discharge.

Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy | pdf (85.26 KB)
Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy | pdf (89.2 KB)
Treating Babies Who Were Exposed to Opioids Before Birth | pdf (81.65 KB)
Good Care While Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | pdf (83.78 KB)

Source: SAMHSA.gov – August 2018

WilliamWhitePapers.com
This site contains the full text of more than 200 articles, 5 monographs, 30+ recovery tools, 9 book chapters, 3 books, and links to an additional 12 books. Those papers selected for inclusion contain all of the articles and monographs authored by William White on the new recovery advocacy movement, recovery management and recovery-oriented systems of care. Website: www.williamwhitepapers.com

What are Peer Recovery Support Services?
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2009. Download PDF (239KB, 16pp)

Working Definition of Recovery SAMHSA 
2005. Download PDF (24KB, 2pp)

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