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Opioid settlements are a good first step- But now we need to stop the epidemic: CNN
"We need to learn from our history. It's time to focus on pain research as the target of the opioid crisis and to support the might of the American scientific enterprise to find a new cure, as we have done successfully with so many other epidemics."
Don’t Forget Our Frontline Caregivers in the Opioid Epidemic: The New York Times
"We have a chance to do better if the opioids lawsuits are eventually settled and funds become available to the governments and [clinics]. While the harm caused to state and local governments cannot be overlooked, no one will win unless…[clinics] are given significant attention."
Why an Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment is Not Stocked in Many Pharmacies- NPR
""That's something you can't really put a price tag on," Shirley says. For him, the calculation is simple: His store is in an area where lots of people need buprenorphine [a medication that treats opioid addiction]. That means it's his job to get it to them."
Buprenorphine, an Opioid Helping…[Those with Substance Abuse Disorder] Get Clean: Newsday
""Buprenorphine is much more widely available in the U.S. than methadone," said Dr. John Rotrosen, a psychiatry professor in NYU Langone’s Department of Psychiatry. "It is safer … it is harder to overdose on it.""
Contingency Contracting— an Overview: ScienceDirect Topics
"Contingency contracting is an intervention that involves identifying a behavior, the conditions under which the behavior is supposed to occur, and the consequences for both achieving the goal and failing to perform to a criterion."
Contingency Management Interventions… (Opioids): National Institute on Drug Abuse
"Voucher-Based Reinforcement (VBR) augments other community-based treatments for adults who primarily abuse opioids (especially heroin). In VBR, the patient receives a voucher for every drug-free urine sample provided. The voucher has monetary value that can be exchanged for food items, movie passes, or other goods or services that are consistent with a drug-free lifestyle."
